A nursing home in Boynton Beach, Florida, is the site of one of the most recent cases of elder abuse in a Palm Beach County facility. In the shocking case, police arrested three women who worked at the facility for having allegedly abused an elderly patient there.
Certified nursing assistant faces allegations of striking patient
Elder abuse is harmful to patients physically and mentally. Many patients already struggle with mental health diagnoses, but others simply struggle with physical concerns. An attack of any kind at a nursing home or by an aide could start an elder on a path to deterioration.
Why do nursing homes have trouble with neglect?
When you hear stories about people being neglected by nursing homes, you may not understand how it can happen. How can patients, who have charts and are on nursing rounds, not receive their medications? How do nurses fail to respond to calls for assistance?
Recognize elder abuse and help your loved one
Elder abuse is a problem that is pervasive in America. Many people who suffer from it do so as a result of being unable to recognize the abuse or being unable to report it. Some live in isolation. Some elderly people actually abuse themselves.
The importance of thoroughly screening assisted-living options
Before moving into an assisted-living facility, it is crucial for you to develop a personal plan to maintain your safety. Many supportive living communities offer amenities and staffing to accommodate most needs. Despite many facilities taking extraordinary measures to keep their residents safe, there exists a number of abuse and neglect cases occurring in assisted-living centers in Aventura and across the country.
Elder abuse: You can stop it when you see it
Elder neglect can be caused by anyone from caretakers at nursing home facilities to family members. Neglect is simply failing to meet the needs of an individual, which may result in poor hygiene, poor nourishment, missing medications or leaving an elderly person alone for too long or in harm's way.
Protect your loved one against neglect in assisted living
Assisted living facilities provide long-term senior care assistance. They may be set up like apartments where individuals live in their own homes with call buttons for assistance from nurses, or they may have individual rooms in a larger assisted living facility.
Elder abuse is a problem everyone should watch for
When you think of elder abuse, you may not think it's something that could happen to you or someone you love, but the reality is that elder abuse truly is everyone's problem. Everyone gets older, everyone needs help at one time or another and everyone has times when they're vulnerable.
How medication errors happen in Florida nursing homes
Elderly people in Florida nursing homes often have to take various medications. In an ideal world, the home provides regular doctor's visits, up-to-date medical records and attentive staff members who always deliver the correct medication on time and make sure patients take it.
Ask these questions to interview a nursing home
If you're looking into nursing homes and trying to find the right one for your loved one, you may wonder how the nursing home chooses its staff members. If someone retires or quits, how does that person get replaced? Can you trust that the company does all it can to avoid having dangerous staff members?
3 tips for approaching a conversation about elder abuse
Many people know the signs of abuse and how to address them once they're confirmed, but there may be a larger issue: Addressing abuse with your loved ones. As someone who cares about your elderly parents, siblings or other loved ones, you need to get confirmation of abuse before you can do anything else.
Be cautious about a nursing home with “special focus status”
Perhaps you have a loved one, possibly your elderly parent, who has reached the point in life where moving into a nursing home seems the best course of action.
