According to Minnesota Statute 626.5772, Subd. 2, “abuse” can include many things, including: an act against a vulnerable adult that constitutes a violation of, an attempt to violate, or aiding and abetting a violation of an assault, the use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime
Medical Foster Homes a Nursing Home Alternative in Minneapolis
Medical Foster Homes Are Option For Some There are many nursing homes throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. It may be fair to say that all of them have veterans living within them they called medical foster homes. The reason why
Falls in Nursing Homes are Often Preventable

Falls in Nursing Homes – Unnecessarily Commonplace There are many forms of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes usually due to a shortage of well trained staff and a lack of management oversight. Many common forms of elder abuse in
Families Want Voices Heard in Nursing Home Complaint Inquiries
Each Nursing Home Complaint Needs to Be Investigated Thoroughly A state agency is taking care of the nursing home complaint of relatives who say that investigations of care facilities and nursing homes have been giving them no information. In one case,
Failure to Provide CRP to Nursing Home Resident
Facility and Provider Compliance – Failure to Provide CPR to Nursing Home Resident Failure to provide CPR to nursing home resident. As an attorney who handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Minnesota, I can attest that many cases
MDH Allegation Resident was Emotionally and Physically Abused
Nursing Home Residents Should Never Be Emotionally or Physically Abused According to the MDH report an employee of the nursing home emotionally and physically abused a number of residents at the facility. The Department of Health determined the facility is responsible for
Delay in Answering Call Light – Leading to Fall(s) in Minnesota Nursing Home
Nursing Staff Delay in Answering Call Light in Nursing Homes Causes Fall Injuries Delay in answering call light – the Albert Lea Good Samaritian society was cited by the Minnesota Department of Health for Neglect of Health Care – Falls when a
Sexual Assault in Nursing Home
Sexual Assault in Nursing Home in Minnesota A man was charged with sexual assault after alledgedly admitting to the police that he sexually assaulted and threatened a woman at the Villa St. Vincent nursing home in Crookston, MN. According to
Nursing Home Falls are Preventable – MN Falls Prevention
Nursing Home Falls – Fractures and Head Injuries Minnesota elder care facilities needs to address their nursing home falls policies and issues which have put the residents of the facility at risk. Falls are usually preventable with properly trained staff who