Hip fractures can have severe consequences for the elderly, leading to decreased mobility, increased dependence on others for their needs and complications that can lead to permanent disabilities and death. According to a medical study, falls account for 98% of hip...
Families often struggle with the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home. Not only do older adults lose a degree of independence in such facilities, but they also have to invest a huge amount of their resources to cover the cost of a room in a nursing home....
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...
Most people are aware of the impact that falls can have on elderly people. When your elderly loved one falls occur at a nursing home, however, you may have new concerns. Could this fall have been prevented? Was it the result of abuse or neglect? Can you hold...
Every adult child with a parent in a long-term care facility fears getting a call from an employee of that facility, knowing that it’s probably not good news. The thing they usually dread the most is a call informing them of their parent or loved one’s death. However,...
For elderly Americans, falls are one of the greatest risks they face. This is true at home, in nursing homes, in assisted living facilities and anywhere else. It is sometimes harder for younger people to fully grasp the risk here. They can imagine minor injuries from...
For some older adults, medical issues resulting from a fall are exactly why they end up in a nursing home. A broken hip or a few broken ribs can be enough to keep someone from adequately caring for themselves. If their family members do not live nearby or are unable...
When you placed your elderly parent in an assisted living facility, your decision was made out of love. You no longer believed that your loved one was safe living alone, so you found a place where they would be cared for and safe from harm. That was the plan, at...
Placing an elderly loved one in a Florida assisted living facility or nursing home is rarely easy. However, you probably do so while believing that he or she will receive more comprehensive care while living there than you or other friends or family members could...
Perhaps your 80-year-old mother is a new resident at one of Florida’s assisted living facilities. She has balance problems and fell at home twice in the past year. You are concerned that she may fall again. What can you do to help her? Learning about falls The risk of...
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