State To Pursue Reforms To Nursing Home Laws

Governor Bob Holden and Attorney General Jay Nixon are asking the Legislature for major reforms in state nursing home laws. Their recommendations come after a week-long series of stories in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They say it should be easier for prosecutors to...

Nursing Home Legislation Moves Forward In House

Nursing homes would come under increased state scrutiny and suffer more severe punmishments for violations under a bill moving forward in the House. A similar bill died on the last day of the session last year. It would require suspected elder abuse and suspicious...

Nixon wants better nursing homes

A proposed Missouri law could help protect the elderly from abuse in nursing homes. Attorney General Jay Nixon says the bill is needed because there is inadequate training and background checks for nursing home workers. To make matters worse, Nixon complains about low...