In one case, a 32-year-old nursing home employee smothered an 87-year-old resident, reputedly in front of other residents. In the other case, a nursing home worker stole more than $50,000 from five different residents. Both are currently facing criminal charges. The cases highlight the many forms eldercare abuse takes.

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According to reports, the 100-year-old woman was found dead on September 24 with a plastic bag tied around her head. The two roommates had apparently argued about the placement of an end table, with the victim demanding the table be moved. The alleged murderer lashed out at an attendant who moved the table. She will be analyzed later this month to determine if she is competent enough to stand trial.

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Of the 200 sex offenders believed to be working in Illinois nursing homes, only about 33% have registered with the state’s online register, according to the Chicago Tribune study. The state budget cuts have eliminated the police sweeps that used to remove offenders from nursing home employment.

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Nursing homes in particular are going without painkillers because of a three-part problem. First, there are stronger regulations controlling pain medication because of an increase in addictions. Second, doctors are less likely to write prescriptions for pain medication, for the same reason. Finally, there have been a series of manufacturing snags limiting the amount of the drugs on the market.

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The panel of legislators increased the number of healthcare workers who are required by law to report abuse to include food service workers and housekeeping. Additionally, the legislators defined “gross negligence” as abuse. Lobbyists for the hospital and nursing home industries argued that passage of these rules would define too many as abusive, but were ultimately unable to prevent the new rule change.

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The incident occurred in 2002, when a 94-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her nursing home in Palo Alto. A man had confessed in 2002, but was exonerated by DNA evidence. Prosecutors say that they now have convincing DNA evidence that a 42-year-old man committed the crime, and an ex-girlfriend identified a necklace found at the scene as having belonged to the man. If convicted, he would spend life in prison.

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The legislative panel comes as the next step in the ongoing debate between state legislators and the health-care industry over the definition of abuse. It has been switched from being defined as “negligence” to “gross negligence,” and now that definition is also being questioned.

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The elderly resident of the nursing home told her husband that she was being abused. But the woman suffers from dementia, and was unable to identify her abuser. Her husband set up a camera in the room, which recorded two instances of gross abuse by the aide. One instance involved the aide throwing the woman into bed, causing her head to violently hit the headboard.

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According to an investigation, an employee of the nursing home forcibly held a female resident’s head back and shoved food into her mouth. Witnesses say he relayed the incident to other employees and laughed about it. The 56-year-old woman suffers from cerebral palsy.

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The rally took place in Frankfort, after Gov. Beshear’s statement to state government agencies to prepare for 6% cuts to the current budget in the face of Kentucky’s faltering economy. Hundreds of elderly citizens rallied together with interest group AARP to protest the budget cuts with chants of “No cuts, we vote.” About 20,000 senior citizens are waiting for services.

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