Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This commentary focuses...

Written by a man who had lived in assisted living for 8 years, due to early-onset Parkinsons. After entering an assisted living facility...

You’ve seen the sales pitches about America’s assisted living facilities. Seniors can flourish in bright, cheery alternatives to nursing...

CMS memorandum on prohibition of taking and posting of demeaning photos/video of residences by healthcare workers/aides and classifying...

The GIG conducted this study to promote a better understanding of abuse in nursing homes. This is the first of two reports. It examines...

Introduction. An estimated 39,100 Assisted Living (AL) settings exist in the U.S., with about 971,900 beds, providing services to 733,300...

A federal survey deficiency citation is needed for resident-to-resident aggression in U.S. nursing homes. Resident-to-resident aggression...

Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and...

Elder mistreatment is recognized internationally as a prevalent and growing problem, meriting the attention of policymakers,...

2018 The Commissioner of the Department of Health initiated several staffing changes and began the updating of the technology...

2017 During the 2017 legislative session, Elder Voice supported increased funding to the Office of Health Facility Complaints (OHFC) at...

2017 Elder Voice members have collaborated with other organizations on issues where common goals exist.  For example, Elder Voice worked...

2017 Working with legislators and the public during the 2017 legislative session, Elder Voice members were successful in supporting an...

July 2017 Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in nursing homes is a prevalent and concerning public health problem. A rapid growth in...

August 2016 Recent media reports have highlighted occurrences of nursing home staff taking unauthorized photographs or video recordings...

April 2016 Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This...

April 2015 Elder mistreatment is recognized internationally as a prevalent and growing problem, meriting the attention of policymakers,...

July 2013 You’ve seen the sales pitches about America’s assisted living facilities. Seniors can flourish in bright, cheery alternatives...

March 2013 An estimated 39,100 Assisted Living (AL) settings exist in the U.S., with about971,900 beds, providing services to 733,300...

July 2012 After entering an assisted living facility at age fifty-three because of young-onset Parkinson’s, an observer-advocate...