NY Nursing Home Injury Center

Nursing Home Abuse from Other Residents

When we think of nursing home abuse, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind may be an undertrained, uncaring staff member who may verbally abuse a resident or be rough on the resident when moving the resident from a wheelchair to a bed.  Certainly, these incidents, and much worse, occur from staff members. What read more...

Granny Cams Spread in Popularity to Catch Elder Abuse

Jean Peters installed a granny cam in her 85-year-old mother’s bedroom. She then watched as her mother was ridiculed by a nursing aide at York Gardens, a senior home in Edina, MN. The aide in the video can be seen repeatedly harassing the women calling her a “grown-a** adult” and tugging violently on her clothes.[1] read more...