Gaps in information about the quality of services provided by assisted living facilities formed the focus of a recent government report. While researchers acknowledge that ALF care can be compassionate and of high quality, the report states that the government lacks...
Thousands of Florida families trust one of many assisted-living facilities with their most precious resource: relatives. The Sunshine State is home to the highest proportion of elderly citizens, many of whom need help handling their care and other affairs. The cities...
Health care for senior citizens is a priority issue in Florida, home to one of the highest numbers of elder Americans as well as facilities for their maintenance and convalescence. Nursing homes and related facilities are staffed by caring professionals, so it is rare...
There often comes a time in a person's life when it becomes difficult to handle his or her own affairs. Medication regimens, reduced mobility and smaller social networks can all contribute to the decision to live in a nursing home or other facility with assisted...
An assisted-living facility in Hialeah has to clean up its act after Florida health care regulators fined them $1,000 after the discovery of bedbugs in three of eight rooms. In addition, the nursing home failed to offer proper treatment for a person affected by bedbug...
Prescription medicines enable many seniors to live healthy, active and longer lives. It also enables them to avoid serious health complications from existing medical conditions. It is a problem when nursing home staff administer medications as chemical...
Social media gives people ways to interact with one another and share information. Unfortunately, sometimes people can abuse this privilege and infringe upon the rights and privacy of others. Particularly when caregivers use social media to expose or make fun of...
Caring for our older relatives is often a challenge. This is especially true when seniors develop more intensive needs, such as a limitation on mobility that means someone cannot easily leave the home. Able family members and home health aides often become necessary...
