People with Alzheimer's or dementia do better when the person caring for them understands their mental limits. When caregivers do not communicate the right way it can lead to unnecessary stress and even distress. Caregivers who work with elderly people who have...
As you probably well know, nursing home abuse is rampant in Florida. While many forms of abuse are overt and leave physical wounds, just as many are subtle and oftentimes insidious. A common example of the latter form of abuse is medication errors. According to...
When you leave your loved one at a nursing home facility, you expect the staff to care for their residents with kindness and compassion. They have all the training and knowledge needed to give them all of this alongside their medical treatments, after all. But there...
When your loved one enters an assisted living facility, he or she may feel as if they have no say in anything. However, the Florida Statutes give residents specific rights to ensure they maintain the ability to live well and stand up for themselves should that be...
It is an elderly person’s worst nightmare: living with reduced health and strength in a nursing home or assisted living facility, and being mistreated and robbed by the very people charged with providing care. For elderly residents and for their children, this is a...
Many individuals who live in a nursing home can no longer properly measure out and take their own medication in a timely manner. Because of that, they rely on staff to provide the appropriate dosages at the right times. However, despite U.S. law prohibiting nursing...
The prevailing wisdom is that vaccination is critical to slowing the spread of COVID and minimizing its symptoms when someone contracts the virus. Especially in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where the population is particularly prone to severe and even...
Recognizing that your parent needs help with self-care, you probably are looking at various assisted living facilities in the area to find the right one where your loved one can live. If you are not experienced with assisted living facilities, you should know about...
If your loved one lives in an assisted living facility, you need to make sure that they receive the level of care they deserve. Unfortunately, many residents suffer as a result of abuse, exploitation and neglect. Moreover, some assisted living caregivers fail to...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulates nursing homes on a federal level, but each state still has its own oversight. The CMS changed its rating system in 2018. Some states believe major nursing home franchises have exploited this change to...
