LOS ANGELES, April 16 (UPI) -- A study has found little evidence that the lack of restraints in U.S. nursing homes has led to increased problems with elderly residents. The study, done at several ...

Sylvia Taylor-Stein led the drive against chemical restraints. She was inspired by her grandmother who had Alzheimer's. Long-term care watchdog Sylvia Taylor-Stein remembers visiting activity rooms in ...

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year, and many of them live in nursing homes. Nursing homes use restraints with the intention to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed ...

Physical restraints are used on fewer than 3 percent of the 6,300 nursing home patients in North Dakota, in large part because of an ongoing educational effort, officials say. Years ago, "We had some ...

Filmmaker's mom suffered from chemical restraints, infections and dehydration. Here's how you can protect your family members. A total of 83% of U.S. nursing homes had staffing levels that were lower ...