Aging-in-Place Planning and Elderlaw

The blog reports information of interest to seniors, their families, and caregivers. Recurrent themes are asset and decision-making protection, and aging-in-place planning.

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Monday, March 29, 2021

NYT: "Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public."

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The headline of a recent New York Times article posed succinctly the challenge nursing home rating systems present to an unwary public: ...

Monday, January 13, 2020

As Abuse in Nursing Homes Increases, Congress Focuses On CMS rather than Nursing Home Providers

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Among the many reasons to plan to age in place is abuse that visits residents at nursing homes. According to McKnights Long-term Care Ne...

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Sexual Assaults Continue to Plague Nursing Home Patients

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General security risks are inherent with institutional care. One species of concern regards the safety of residents from sexual assaults...

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Recent Decision Complicates Consensual Sexual Relations in SNF's

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Consensual sexual encounters are normal and expected in everyday life, and so they are commonplace even in long-term care facilities. Na...

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

"SICK, DYING AND RAPED IN AMERICA'S NURSING HOMES" - CNN Exposes Sexual Abuse in Long Term Care Institutions

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Nursing home residents are among the nation's most vulnerable. Many suffer from illness, disabilities, Alzheimer’s or dementia, mob...

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