Elderly abuse in long-term care facilities continues to be a problem. Residents living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia are, sadly, at high risk of being abused or neglected by staff members. With the number of elderly Americans with dementia expected to...
Most elderly wouldn't be very happy with being compared to a young adult or child. Older adults are life's seasoned veterans. They have been through the wringer and experienced most everything. At least most everything that the day to day citizen would experience...
Nursing homes are tasked with a big responsibility: adequately and safely caring for your elderly loved one. It’s a duty that they should take seriously, but far too often they fail to do so. This is wholly unacceptable, especially given the stakes involved. Nursing...
When Floridians and people across the nation want to ensure an elderly loved one gets the care he or she needs, they will consider an assisted living facility. Compared to a nursing home, residents in assisted living facilities are better able to look after...
When we place our elderly father, mother, wife, husband, or friend in a nursing home or other long term care facility (LTCF), we expect them to feel welcomed. We expect the nurses, support staff, and executive employees to treat our loved ones with kindness and tend...
Floridians who place an elderly loved one in a nursing home do so to ensure they have as high a quality of life as possible and are given the treatment and assistance they need. Unfortunately, some facilities are derelict in their duties, do not give residents what...
When it comes to a loved one's well-being, social interactions are as vital as medical care for maintaining good health. Social isolation, ongoing research shows, is an underappreciated public health risk that isn’t always addressed adequately in nursing homes. These...
The mistreatment your elderly loved one suffers may not leave visible scars. But verbal abuse can be equally harmful. This type of abuse can leave residents with long-lasting emotional and psychological damage. As older adults are often vulnerable upon entering a...
Trust is a critical element of elder care. When a loved one is in an institutional setting, such as a nursing home, you have to believe they are being treated well. Otherwise, you would not have allowed them to move there. This trust is fragile. Even a small...
