NURSING FACILITIES ELDERLY FRAUD

There are currently probes by the Justice Department in nursing homes in nine states. Investigations are looking into substandard care toward the elderly.

First, quality care should be a priority because all residents should be treated with dignity and respect. Some residents have money or valuables in their possession and employees take them by convincing them that they are putting them in a safe place.

It has been discovered that some nursing homes fail to adhere to basic procedures of hygiene and infection control; fail to provide residents with enough...