Caring for an elderly loved one in Florida is often challenging, especially if she requires special assistance or medical care. A nursing home or senior care facility may meet her needs better than an in-home nurse. However, depending on the facility, it may also make...
Instances of emotional and psychological abuse in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are more prevalent than the American public may know. The World Health Organization notes that this type of abuse is more common than others, including cases of neglect and...
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...
Moving an aging parent into a Florida nursing home or assisted living facility is often difficult. However, the transition may prove easier for everyone involved if you all feel confident in the place where your parent is going to live. Not every nursing home in the...
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...
In Florida, many people living in this state are senior citizens. With that in mind, many older individuals can't adequately take care of themselves. Because of that, some senior citizens live in nursing homes. If you're seeking care for someone else, seeing certain...
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...
