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Commentary: As nation ages, we must do more to care for family caregivers,...
WASHINGTON — Over 40 million individuals in our nation know all too well the compassion, commitment and endurance that it takes to be a caregiver of a loved one. They also know the frustration and...
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Why home care workers struggle with low wages
TRANSCRIPTGWEN IFILL: We now turn to another in our occasional series on long-term care.As Americans age, most prefer to stay in their own homes and get help when needed with the basics of daily...
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Lessons Learned From The Tom Benson Competency Battle
As owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, Tom Benson, is used to being in control. He worked his way up from humble beginnings, starting as a used-car salesman, to owner of multiple car...
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15 Best Things About Being Close With Your Grandma
1. Her cooking is the best. You've attempted her recipes, and nothing comes out quite the same. Of course when she's the one preparing the meal, she never thinks you've had enough, even though you've...
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New Nursing Home Task Force Forms in Pa
WICU12 HD WSEE Erie, PA News, Sports, Weather, EventsReports of nursing home abuse and neglect across Pennsylvania and right here in the Erie area have lead to the formation of a new state-wide task...
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York County judge offered to expunge woman’s record if she’d model lingerie
HARRISBURG, Pa. –A York County Judge is facing new charges today. Attorney General Kathleen Kane says Jeffrey Scott Joy offered to expunge a woman’s criminal record and vacate her outstanding court...
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We’re still on the job and not backing down
Since the first time the Las Vegas Tribune saw the light of day, we have been on a mission to expose corruption at all levels of government. We have been known for taking on cases that no one else...
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Should doctors make end-of-life medical decisions?
The good news is that we are living longer. The bad news is that the longer we live, the more likely it is that we will encounter significant health problems and develop an impaired decision-making...
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Employee At Brighton Beach Nursing Center Arrested For Beating 82-Year-Old...
Shore View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brighton Beach. (Photo via Google Maps)An employee at a Brighton Beach nursing center has been arrested for abusing and mistreating an 82-year-old...
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Elder Exploitation Lessons Learned
RENO, NV - We’ve all heard about elder abuse, but what about elder exploitation? That’s where a family member, acquaintance, or professional takes advantage of a senior’s finances. It’s becoming a big...
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Judges Who Broadcast Their Imprudent and Injudicious Behavior
Type “judges behaving badly” into Google, and you will get over 400,000 hits. There is one story after another about judges acting injudiciously, sometimes criminally. For example, the state of...
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Nevada's top judge questions guardianship pay rates
By Colton LochheadLas Vegas Review-Journal Nevada's top judge wants to know why guardians in Las Vegas are paid significantly more than their counterparts in other parts of Nevada and elsewhere.During...
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Bristol Twp. Man Charged With Raping Dementia Patient
The Bristol Township Police Department has filed charges against a township man they say raped a 93-year-old dementia patient while employed as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the Silver Lake...
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Another County Employee Is Charged with Theft
MICHELLE RAYNORDawn Michelle Raynor, 39, of Newborn, an employee in Jasper County Probate Court for the past seven years turned herself in to the Jasper County Detention Center last Friday after a...
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Visitation Rights to Children of Ailing Parents
It's the quirky Christmases Catherine Falk remembers the most. "To us, he wasn't 'Columbo.' He was dad," she told FoxNews.com of her famous father Peter Falk. "He wasn't in character. He was the...
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Families voice guardianship concerns in court
By Darcy Spears Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- More emotion was felt in a Contact 13 investigation about a system that many say is broken and sometimes does more harm to those it's supposed to protect. We've...
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Troubled nursing home gets new ownership
Click to go to videoSouth Pasadena -- California’s largest nursing home owner, who has staunchly defended the practices at one of his most troubled facilities, was publicly called out Wednesday in...
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Editorial: Nursing homes take away right to sue
In January 2013, 80-year-old Esther Brown was found lying in her bed at a Pennsylvania nursing home with blood covering her hands and her pillowcase.A nurse’s aide at the home reported that one of her...
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Objections to Rooney's will dropped; administrator approved
LOS ANGELES-- A judge accepted Mickey Rooney's will Thursday and approved an attorney to administrator the estate after several of the actor's children dropped their objections.Los Angeles Superior...
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1 in 5 Seniors Has Fallen Prey to a Financial Swindle, But This Is Just the...
by Martha T.S. Laham You've probably heard of a durable power of attorney (DPA), which is a simple, easy legal tool to help you with financial assistance if you need it. However, the DPA is just as...
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