Recently, a nursing home employee in Pike County, Kentucky pled guilty to abuse and neglect of a elderly patient. The worker came to work intoxicated and injured the arm of a nursing home patient. When we check a loved one into a nursing home, we expect them to receive a certain level of excellent care. [...]

Right now, there are over 3.2 million adults living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. In Kentucky, as many as 40 percent of all adults will enter a nursing home at some points in their lives. While most of these people will experience good-to-excellent care, some will fall victim to abuse. This abuse [...]