Nursing home abuse takes many forms. . In the past several years, there have been dozens of high-profile instances of nursing home abuse or neglect in facilities across the country. In some cases this even included nude or partially nude, dehumanizing or otherwise...
Trusting the care of an elderly loved one to a nursing home is a decision that few would like to make, since the news is replete with stories of poor care and elder abuse many receive in such facilities. However, Floridians can take comfort in the fact that the news...
By taking precautions, you can choose a nursing home that will provide the best care for your loved one. It is a cruel and unfair fact of life that as some people get older, they lose their motor abilities, suffer from dementia or become prone to injury. If your loved...
The coronavirus pandemic certainly presented a number of unanticipated challenges to America’s healthcare systems (particularly for nursing homes both in Florida and throughout the rest of the country). Given that the elderly fall among the demographics shown to be...
Individuals who are 65 years of age and older are susceptible to financial, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. There are various risk factors that increase the risk, and dementia is a main one. People with dementia are vulnerable to abuse...
Deciding to place a family member in a nursing home is one of the hardest decisions you will ever make. However, when in the person’s best interest, a nursing home or assisted living facility offers a higher level of care than you are capable of providing. The key is...
Many of those in Florida caring for injured loved ones find that their needs often demand more time and attention than they have to give. Not wanting to neglect their family members or friends, these amateur caregivers may have good reason to want to entrust their...
Often, the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is difficult and emotional for the parties involved. Even so, family members expect that their loved ones will receive the best care in the nursing home. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and family...
When Florida residents bring their loved ones to nursing homes, they hope that their loved ones will be well taken care of and safe. For the most part, this is usually true. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is very common in many different types of nursing home...
If you have a loved one that is in a nursing home, he or she may be susceptible to developing bedsores. These are injuries to the skin and tissues and can be quite painful. There are common causes of bedsores, and there are things that the staff can do to prevent them...
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