Elderly Protection Act Advances in House

Older Missourians would find it easier to pay for nursing home care and problems within homes would be easier to prosecute under a bill moving forward in the House.The sponsor of the Elderly Protection Act doesn’t like all the changes the House made to his bill....

Nursing home employee charged

A St. Charles County nursing home employee is charged with abusing a patient. The patient later died. The nursing home staff and the home’s management company also are charged with failing to report the abuse. A medical examination of the body of 78 year old...

Lawmakers Debate Protections for Elderly

Just how far should civil liberties be weakened to protect the elderly? It’s a question being asked in the Missouri House. Springfield Representative Craig Hosmer defends the portion of his bill to protect the elderly that lessens evidentiary standards at trial....
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