Leaving your loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility is hard enough as it is, but finding that he or she has become a victim of an abusive resident or staff member is devastating. Assisted living abuse can come in a number of forms from violating an...
When you look at nursing homes for your parents to live in, two deciding factors might be the level of socialization available and how often your parents can get out. After all, going to the library once a week or being able to see a play every month gives them...
In an assisted-living facility or community, the elders who are there can usually take care of themselves. However, there may be times when they need a little help. For that reason, the apartments and homes may have call buttons and nurse lines to help them get...
Nursing home abuse is one of the most common and tragic threats plaguing the elderly population in America. Families who decide assisted living is the best choice do so trusting that the staff and medical professionals will care for their loved one. Abuse and neglect...
Pressure sores, also known as bedsores, are significant injuries that can take place if a person doesn’t move his or her body often enough. They’re common among neglected nursing home residents and those with physical restrictions since they can’t shift their bodies...
While stories of nursing home and assisted living facility abuse and neglect continue to make headlines in Florida and across the nation, one subject you hear very little about is the violence often perpetrated by one resident against another. However, this is exactly...
The summer heat and humidity are in full force in Florida, so we’re reaching for the water bottles constantly each day. No matter what the temperature, dehydration always has the potential to be a serious issue for our elderly loved ones. If they reside in an assisted...
It is frustrating to realize that the care your parent is receiving in a nursing home may be inadequate. It is even worse to think about your parent being the victim of neglect or abuse. Unfortunately, substandard care and violence are problems in far too many elderly...
You have a big decision to make. Your dad is getting older and needs help with his day-to-day living. Your job keeps you traveling from city to city during the week, so living with you isn’t an option. He needs to transition to an assisted living home. Florida has...
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has targeted one of the state’s most successful administrators of nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities. Eight of the network’s facilities are on quality improvement plans enforced by AHCA after...
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