A study released by the National Institute on Aging in October indicates that a commonly used oral diuretic may also be a treatment for people who have a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. Although more research is needed, elderly patients in nursing homes and...
Elderly people in Florida who require 24/7 care may be looked after in a nursing home or an assisted living facility. While nursing homes are considered clinical settings with medical personnel on staff, assisted living facilities are more like shared homes with...
The problems which exist in traditional, institutional nursing homes are myriad in scope. Even beyond outright neglect and abuse, low staffing ratios and overall safety concerns endemic to large, institutional nursing homes have existed and caused many problems within...
Bedsores are one of the most common injuries elderly persons sustain during their residencies in nursing homes. Because of the frequency with which they occur, most people write them off as “normal” or even “minor,” but you should not. If you notice that an elderly...
When you leave your elderly loved ones in the care of a facility, you expect them to have the best treatment possible. This means a watchful eye on them constantly, ensuring their needs and wants to get met in a timely fashion. So what happens if you start noticing...
When something happens in a nursing home, the patient often gets on-site care first. However, this is often not enough to care for larger medical emergencies that older individuals tend to experience. To that end, rapid hospital care is a crucial aspect of an older...
When your loved one moves into a nursing home, you expect that he or she will have the best possible care. Unfortunately, some caregivers break you and your family's trust with abuse and neglect. Senior Caring cites that one out of 10 seniors experiences elder abuse....
Bedsores are a skin condition that can result when a person spends most of his or her time immobilized in a bed or a wheelchair. They also go by names such as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers. If a resident of a nursing home develops multiple bedsores, it could be a...
When people hear stories about elder abuse in Florida, they often think of the victims as helpless and unable to defend themselves. Even though this may be truer in some situations than others, seniors can learn to defend themselves from perpetrators of abuse....
One of the more common reasons why people neglect to report elder abuse in Florida is the fear that no one will believe them. Others worry that inadequate evidence will prevent authorities from recognizing any wrongdoing which could increase victims' risks of further...
