As Cases Multiply, Officials Scramble to Stop Abuse of Nursing Home Residents on Social Media

(by Charles Ornstein and Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, July 14, 2016)

When a certified nursing assistant in Hubbard, Iowa, shared a photo online in March of a nursing home resident with his pants around his ankles, his legs and hand covered in feces, the most surprising aspect of state health officials’ investigation was this: It wasn’t against the law. Read article here…..

This story was co-published with NPR’s Shots blog and the Des Moines Register

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