Marselas, K. (November 20, 2025). City to pay $5.8M in class action over elder abuse at Laguna Honda. Mcknights Long-Term Care News. [My report Snapped and Exposed is cited in the article] https://www.mcknights.com/news/city-to-pay-5-8m-in-class-action-over-elder-abuse-at-laguna-honda/
Marselas, K. (October 26, 2025). ‘Demeaning, humiliating’ social media posts about nursing home residents persist decade after landmark investigation. McKnights Long-Term Care News: https://www.mcknights.com/news/demeaning-humiliating-social-media-posts-about-nursing-home-residents-persist-decade-after-landmark-investigation/
Fenster, J.N. (October 21, 2025). ‘Wild west’ of elder care: CT advocates point to overlapping oversight, underfunded agencies. CT Insider:
Walsh, P. (September 26, 2025). More seniors are moving into assisted living, not nursing homes. That could be problematic. The Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/seniors-are-relying-more-on-assisted-living-than-nursing-homes-in-minnesota-that-concerns-experts/601467668
Cornwell, P. (August 18, 2025). A Bellevue man killed his wife. He has dementia. Now what? The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/a-bellevue-man-killed-his-wife-he-has-dementia-now-what/
Span, P. (April 7, 2025). Why cameras are popping up in eldercare facilities. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/health/cameras-assisted-living.html
Johnson, Z. (March 21, 2025). Resident-on-resident attacks: Not just an American long-term care issue. McKnights Long-Term Care News. https://tinyurl.com/23cnz235
Walsh, J. (February 14,2025). Assisted living center is blamed for a fatal fall, but data on similar deaths is hard to find. The Star Tribune:
Hughes, I. (January 22, 2025). Following senior living facility death, family questions level of care provided to attacker. Delaware Online:
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2025/01/22/delaware-assisted-living-fatal-attack-family-questions-level-of-care-shyuan-hsia/77748581007/
Walsh, J. (January 25, 2025). How many Minnesotans die in assisted living facilities due to alleged maltreatment? State lacks data totaling deaths. The Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/how-many-minnesotans-die-in-assisted-living-facilities-due-to-alleged-maltreatment-state-lacks-data-totaling-deaths/601207788
Hughes, I. (January 22, 2025). Vetting an assisted living facility in Delaware, nationwide: What to look for, ask. Delaware News Journal: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2025/01/22/what-to-look-for-when-vetting-assisted-living-facility-shyuan-hsia-the-summit-nursing-home/77849390007/
Bonvissuto, K. (January 17, 2025). Report outlines ombudsman strategies for addressing residents’ fear of retaliatiofn in assisted living. McKnight’s Senior Living (January 17, 2025): https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/ombudsmen-can-be-partners-in-ensuring-resident-dignity-safety-expert-says/
Fenster, J. (January 11, 2025). CT report shows fear of retaliation in nursing homes is a common problem in every state. CT Mirror: https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-retaliation-nursing-homes-elder-care-ombudsman-19975684.php
Johnson, Z. (January 6, 2025). Bill allows residents to sue nursing homes over ‘retaliation.’ McKnight’s Long-Term Care News [citing my report “Silenced,” which was instrumental in the bill’s passage]:
https://www.mcknights.com/news/bill-would-allow-residents-to-sue-nursing-homes-over-retaliation/
Villalonga-Vivoni, C. (December 19, 2024). For many people with dementia in Connecticut, language can be a barrier. Connecticut Mirror: https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-dementia-care-language-barriers-multilingual-19897678.php
Armentrout, M. (December 11, 2024. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon stalling nursing home retaliation bill, advocates claim. Chicago Sun-Times. https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/12/11/nursing-home-retaliation-harmon-alliance-community-services
Kauffman, C. (December 6, 2024). ‘This man is literally dying’: Photos of nursing home residents trigger $1,000 fine. Iowa Capital Dispatch. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/06/this-man-is-literally-dying-photos-of-nursing-home-residents-trigger-1000-fine/
Berklan, J.M. (September 5, 2024). ‘From stigma to hope’ – LTC authors put Alzheimer’s in perspective for kids (and adults). McKnights Long-Term Care News:
Rau, J. (August 8, 2024). Violent dementia patients leave nursing home staff and residents “scared to death.” NPR.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/08/nx-s1-5066969/dementia-violence-violent-patient-nursing-homes
Tallent, A. (July 18, 2024). Medical practices deploy AI tools to spot opioid theft alternative title: When drug diversion occurs in-house. AI tools can help medical practices identify at-risk behavior among staff. MedCentral:
https://www.medcentral.com/ai/when-drug-diversion-occurs-in-house
https://www.nhregister.com/politics/article/ct-congress-delegation-age-biden-trump-2024-19548855.php
Span, P. (June 9, 2024). Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care. The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/health/conflicts-violence-long-term-care.html
Lundy, R. (May 28, 2024). Maine’s health department rarely investigates when residents wander away from their care facilities. The Maine Monitor / ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-health-department-care-facilities-elopement
McGlade, C. and Jayaraman, S. (April 9, 2024). After Republic investigation, Gov. Katie Hobbs OKs new law to reform assisted living facilities. The Arizona Republic:
Henreckson, J. (March 18, 2024). Lawmakers plan to expand whistleblower ‘retaliation’ protection for nursing home residents. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. https://www.mcknights.com/news/lawmakers-plan-to-expand-whistleblower-retaliation-protection-for-nursing-home-residents/
Marselas, K. (March 4, 2024). Providers increasingly on the hook for employees’ drug theft. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. https://tinyurl.com/394vvn47
Caspi, E. (January 30, 2024). RVN TV interview with Nursing Home Abuse Trial Attorney Victoria Schall (Schall at Law LLC) for her series Advocating for the Aging. Topics covered: 1. Residents’ fear of staff retaliation when voicing care concerns. 2. Privacy violations and mistreatment through staff use of social media:
https://rvntelevision.com/episode/advocating-for-the-aging-with-dr-eilon-caspi/
Caspi, E. (January 24, 2024). Behind closed doors: Care facilities exposed from the inside out – the good, bad, and ugly. Hosted by Nancy May, Eldercare Success. https://www.eldercaresuccess.live/behind-closed-doors-care-facilities-exposed-from-the-inside-out-the-good-bad-and-ugly/
Faipler, D. (December 19, 2023). “They will come at me”: New study investigates fear of retaliation in America’s nursing homes. UConn Today.
Rowland, C. et al. (December 17, 2023). Dozens of assisted-living residents died after wandering away unnoticed. The Washington Post.
Fenster, J.N. (December 17, 2023). ‘Cruel’ social media posts target nursing home residents across US, CT research shows. Connecticut Mirror. https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/nursing-homes-social-media-mistreatment-18516763.php
WCBS Newsradio 880 (November 27, 2023). How to find the best assisted living. Interviewer: Brigitte Quinn.
https://omny.fm/shows/wcbsam-on-demand/newsline-how-to-find-the-best-assisted-living
Jayaraman, S. (November 20, 2023). Arizona senior care centers face little accountability when residents, staff are sexually assaulted. The Arizona Republic.
Rau, J. (November 19, 2023). What to know about Assisted Living. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/health/guide-to-assisted-living.html
Saxenmeyer, M. (November, 2023). Should anybody be held accountable for Sheila Nelson’s death? The Reporters.
https://thereporters.org/article/investigating-assisted-living-homes/
Olson, J. (October 21, 2023). Cluster of Minnesota bed-rail deaths reveals elder-care threat. The Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/cluster-of-bed-rail-deaths-in-minnesota-reveal-elder-care-threat/600313829/
Caspi, E. (September 28, 2023). In their own words: Family members of older adults who died after being injured during resident-to-resident incidents in long-term care homes. ChangingAging.
Cerulli, P. (September 25, 2023). How fear of retaliation keeps nursing home residents from reporting abuse. i Advance Senior Care.
Fenster, J.N. (August 26, 2023). Connecticut researcher writes children’s book that debunks misconceptions about dementia. CT Insider.
https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/eilon-caspi-ct-dementia-children-s-book-18328668.php
Newman, M. (August 10, 2023). Delaware assisted living regulations haven’t been changed in decades. Is now the time? Delaware News Journal.
Newman, M. (August 8, 2023). They trusted this assisted living to protect their mother. Then came the call on Christmas. Delaware News Journal. http://tinyurl.com/5n7hurwn
Lyden, T. (August 4, 2023). Board: Minnesota nurse caught stealing pain meds for 3rd time. FOX 9. https://www.fox9.com/news/board-minnesota-nurse-caught-stealing-pain-meds-for-3rd-time
Silvestrini, E. (July 23, 2023). Nursing home residents silenced by fear of retaliation. Kiplinger.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/nursing-home-residents-silenced-by-fear-of-retaliation
Berklan, J.M. (July 20, 2023). Many nursing home staff fearful of retaliation by superiors: Study. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/many-nursing-home-staff-fearful-of-retaliation-by-superiors-study/
Wurgaft, N. (July 3, 2023). The Ombudsman will remind who is the landlord in the nursing home [translation from Hebrew]. Haaretz (the old woman in the hallway column).
Stulick, A. (June 16, 2023). “Harmful yet largely invisible:” Resident fear of staff highlighted in recent report. Skilled Nursing News.
Shapero, J. (June 16, 2023). Nursing home residents reluctant too voice concerns, report abuse or neglect for fear of retaliation: Survey. The Hill.
Thompson, C. (June 28, 2023). The never-ending murder case: How mental competency laws can trap people with dementia. The Marshall Project / USA Today.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/06/28/massachusetts-murder-courts-dementia
Hassanein, N. (June 16, 2023). Why aren’t nursing home residents reporting abuse? Fear of retaliation, study finds. USA Today.
Brouk, T. (May 4, 2023). Purdue nursing researchers analyze medication theft in long-term care facilities. Purdue Today.
McGladle, C., Wallingm, M., & Jayaraman, S. (May 1, 2023). At an Arizona senior living center, a resident killed another. How the system enables violence. Arizona Republic.
Fenster, J.N. (April 2, 2023). Opioid theft in nursing homes a ‘concerning’ problem, data shows. Connecticut Insider.
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/opioid-theft-nursing-homes-uconn-researcher-17845077.php
Livio, S.K. & Sherman, T. (March 17, 2023). A hidden danger: Why are more residents being attacked in N.J. nursing homes? The Star Ledger [Sunday front page]
Faipler, D. (February 8, 2023). New study explores opioid pain medication theft in long-term care homes. UConn Today.
Caspi, E. (January 31, 2023). Elder mistreatment investigations buried no more: 50 reasons why Elder Care IQ is needed. ChangingAging.
Towhey, J.R. (January 25, 2023). Many LTC pill thefts still under the radar: Study. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/many-ltc-pill-thefts-still-under-the-radar-study/
Bonvissuto, K. (January 25, 2023). Providers, industry associations should do more to address drug theft in assisted living, researchers say. McKnight’s Senior Living.
Siskos, C. (December 14, 2022). 8 dementia-related behaviors and ways to manage them. AARP. https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2022/common-dementia-behaviors.html
McCann, A. (December 14, 2022). 2022’s states with the best elder abuse protections. WalletHub. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-best-elder-abuse-protection/28754
Thompson, C. (November 22, 2022). As police arrest more seniors, those with dementia face deadly consequences. The Marshall Project / USA Today.
Serres, C. (July 31, 2022). Minnesota senior homes are besieged by staff stealing pain medications. The Star Tribune (Sunday Front Page).
Caspi, E. (January 21, 2022). Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect. The Conversation.
Caspi, E. (November 29, 2021). Resident-to-resident incidents are a hidden source of harm in nursing homes. They shouldn’t be. STAT. First Opinion.
Aldrich, A.Z. (October 28, 2021). InCHIP researcher’s book promotes understanding, prevention of harmful incidents between residents with dementia. UConn Today.
Span, P. (September 17, 2021). The pain wouldn’t stop – Because her medication had been stolen. The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/health/elderly-opioids-drugs-theft.html
Howatt, G. (August 20, 2021). Minnesota long-term care COVID-19 cases rise as federal vaccine mandate for workers approaches: State nursing homes under pressure to get workers vaccinated. The Star Tribune.
Esswein, P.M. (August 18, 2021). Crucial steps in the search for the right nursing home. Kiplinger Nasdaq.
Michael, J. & Lyden, T. (2021). Hidden epidemic in Minnesota’s assisted living facilities: More regulation coming, but when? FOX 9. TV segment, January 4, 2021.
Serres, C., Howatt, G. (December 13, 2020). Special Report: “Death was everywhere.” How a Minnesota nursing home fell into a COVID-19 black hole. The Star Tribune.
Leamanczyk, L. and Exckert, S. (September 22, 2020). KARE 11 Investigates: Elder neglect alleged in locked down facilities. KARE 11. TV segment.
Larson, G., Caspi, E. & Sundberg, K. (2020). State health department must provide more data on COVID in Minnesota long-term care facilities. Op Ed. The Star Tribune, September 14, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Minnesota launches COVID-19 testing of nursing home inspectors months after outbreak. The Star Tribune, September 4, 2020.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-starts-covid-19-tests-for-nursing-home-inspectors/572318542/
Serres, C. (2020). Complaints of evictions in Minnesota senior care homes up nearly 30% during pandemic. The Star Tribune, July 2, 2020.
Melo, F. (2020), Elder care advocates weigh in on next steps for MN seniors amid coronavirus. The Pioneer Press, June 21, 2020.
Palladino, C. (2020). Minnesota long term care facility residents can meet with visitors outdoors under new guidelines. FOX 9 Minneapolis – St. Paul. TV Segment, June 18, 2020. https://www.fox9.com/video/698093
Lyden, T. (2020). Heartbreak in nursing homes, dying from loneliness amid COVID-19 visiting restrictions. FOX 9 Minneapolis – St. Paul. TV segment. June 11, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Four Minnesota nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks cited for serious infection-control violations. The Star Tribune, May 27, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Despite deadly toll, Minnesota nursing home residents with COVID-19 still sharing rooms. The Star Tribune, May 24, 2020.
Lyden, T. (2020). Nursing home inspections find residents in ‘immediate jeopardy.’ FOX 9 Minneapolis – St. Paul, May 21, 2020.
https://www.fox9.com/video/686844
Farber, Z. & Hazzard, A. (2020). Southwest Minneapolis senior homes struggle to contain COVID-19. Southwest Journal, May 13, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Minnesota nursing home with deadly coronavirus outbreak cited for numerous health violations. The Star Tribune, May 6, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Deadly toll grows at Minnesota’s New Hope nursing home, with 47 dead and 130 sickened by coronavirus. The Star Tribune, April 30, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). “My biggest fear is that she will die alone”: Families agonize over separation as coronavirus spreads in Minnesota’s nursing homes. The Star Tribune, March 28, 2020.
Joseph, A. (2020). After 40 years, the Alzheimer’s Association sees signs of progress against a devastating disease. Is it real? STAT News, February 24, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Woman hammers nails into her head; Maplewood assisted living facility faulted. The Star Tribune, January 24, 2020.
Serres, C. (2020). Clinic closings will worsen Minnesota’s shortage of geriatric specialists. The Star Tribune, January 12, 2020.
Howat, G. (2019). Minnesota nursing home complaint response times better in 2019 – but still fall below federal guidelines. The Star Tribune, October 25, 2019.
Wall, T. (2019). The family of an elderly woman who died after suffering injuries at a rest home want answers. Stuff. New Zealand, October 12, 2019.
Hertel, N.G. (2019). No penalty for staffer who stole from cognitively impaired resident in Sauk Rapids. St. Cloud Times, September 19, 2019. http://tinyurl.com/yafpz2vw
Bowers, L. (2019). Documentation, room assignments, two steps in reducing fatal resident-to- resident incidents, researchers say. McKnight’s Senior Living, July 25, 2019.
Magan, C. (2019). Thefts from seniors in assisted living topped $117K, UMN researcher finds. Pioneer Press, July 1, 2019.
Magan, C. (2019). Drug thieves are creative, and assisted living facilities struggle to protect seniors. Pioneer Press, July 13, 2019. http://tinyurl.com/y2a4jf7z
Serres, C. (2019). Minnesota health commissioner unveils plan for tougher state oversight of assisted living facilities for seniors. The Star Tribune, January 23, 2019.
Mancini, M. (January 20, 2019). At least 29 Ontario long-term care residents killed by fellow residents in 6 years. CBC News, Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/long-term-care-residents-violence-deaths-killed-1.4985946
CBC News, Canada (January 21, 2019). Report highlights homicides in long-term care homes. TV segment. Link to TV segment citing a finding from my study by which 62% of fatal resident- to-resident incidents were unwitnessed by staff.
Caspi, E. (March 2019). Fighting for Dignity: A Documentary Film on Injurious and Fatal Resident-to-Resident Incidents in Dementia in Long-Term Care Homes. American Society on Aging’s AgeBlog.
Lomangino, K. Shameless Alzheimer’s sales pitch masquerades as solid science. HealthNewsReview blog post, September 14, 2018.
Lomangino, K. How the ‘optimism’ narrative in Alzheimer’s helps the drug industry and harms patients. HealthNewsReview blog post, August 27, 2018.
Rudolph, S. (2018). Study of deaths from resident-to-resident incidents in dementia offers insights to inform policy and prevention (August 14, 2018). UMN School of Nursing’s Press release.
Young, M. (2018). Resident-to-resident violence can lead to patient deaths: Long-term care do not report incidences. Case Management Advisor, Vol. 29, No. 9, pages 100-101. Relias Media, September 2018 issue.
https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/143141-resident-to-resident-violence-can-lead-to-patient-deaths
Young, M. (September 2018). Stay alert to signs of elder abuse: Think of falls, resident violence. Case Management Advisor, Vol. 29, No. 9, pages 97-99. Relias Media.
Deaths from resident-to-resident incidents in dementia offers insights to inform policy. Science Daily. August 14, 2018.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180814134144.htm
Bowers, L.A. (2018). More staffing, training could reduce deaths from dementia-related resident-to-resident violence, researcher says. McKnight’s Senior Living, June 10, 2018.
Sherman, L. (2018). Prevention of distressing and harmful resident-to-resident interactions in dementia in long-term care homes. Boomer Tech Talk on 4.22.18.
https://boomertechtalk.com/eilon-caspi/
Serres, C. (November 14, 2017). When an abuser lives next door: Surging resident-to-resident violence rarely investigated by state. Front page article in The Star Tribune. Part 3 of five-part Special Report called Left to Suffer, November 12-16, 2017.
Murphy, S. and Lzar, K. (October 14, 2017). A growing, often dangerous, age divide: Recent Randolph killing underscores a fraught issue for nursing homes. Front page article (Sunday edition) of The Boston Globe.
Tutton, M. (August 4, 2017). Documents reveal another 2 nursing home deaths due to pushing. Number of such deaths disclosed since 2008 rises to 11 in Nova Scotia. The Canadian Press. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nursing-home-pushing-deaths-1.4235019
Caspi, E. (2016). Misconceptions about people living with dementia. Radio Interview on 3.20.16. MyTalk 107.1 (an affiliate of KSTP). Host: Twila Dang. St. Paul. MN. Link to podcast (along with Jim Miley and Peter Schwartz, Symphony Senior Home Care).
Fischer, M., Caspi, E., & Berry, J. (2015). People with dementia and Care Farms. Radio talk given on 6.23.15 on Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio. Host: Lori La Bey.
Olson, J. (2013). Health beat: Preventing outbursts key in dementia care. The Star Tribune, August 24, 2013.
https://www.startribune.com/health-beat-preventing-outbursts-key-in-dementia-care/220951311/
Caspi, E. (2013). Distressed or distressing: Re-framing behavior in Alzheimer’s. Radio talk given on 8.14.13 on Conversations in Care. Host: Tami Neumann.
Caspi, E. (2012). Prevention of responsive behaviors. Radio talk given on 12.17.12 on Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio. Host: Lori La Bey.