You may have several worries about your parent living in a nursing home. One common concern is whether your parent will be safe and treated with respect. Thankfully, there are laws in place to protect nursing home residents. Unfortunately, some facilities do not...
Elder abuse is one of the problems that the elderly may face when they’re in the care of others. In the short-term, abuse might lead to small injuries or symptoms like dehydration or a change in behavior. However, as time goes on, the impact of long-term abuse becomes...
Elderly people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities may wind up in the emergency room if the facility cannot provide the level of acute medical care required of a specific illness. However, hospitals report that many of these frail residents show up...
One of the biggest problems with elder abuse is that the elderly may not actually report it. Sometimes, they stay silent out of fear. Other times, they have dementia or other cognitive disorders that make reporting impossible. Either way, it is important for family...
Nursing home abuse and neglect are not quite the same thing in most people’s minds. Abuse feels like it is aggressive or violent, while neglect is complete insensitivity to another person’s needs. In either case, any action that leads to the harm of an elderly person...
Has your loved one suffered emotional abuse in a nursing home? Perhaps it never went beyond that, or maybe the emotional abuse was just the first step, and it then turned into financial or physical abuse as well. Regardless, you may find yourself wondering why it...
U.S. Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey recently released their findings on the Special Focus Facility program that monitors nursing home quality and safety deficiencies. The senators’ report cites concerns about information that is not part of the program...
Are you wondering if it’s time to move your loved one into a nursing home? Maybe you feel like they need assistance, but you’re just not sure if they’re old enough yet. While this is not a rule, per se, it is worth noting that nursing homes tend to have very few...
Nursing homes are beneficial to many families. However, some specialized Florida senior living communities claim to provide the best care for their senior residents but expose their residents to a variety of safety violations that increase the risk of resident...
Do you ever feel like your elderly loved one — an aging parent, perhaps — is simply more frail than they used to be? You can’t put your finger on a specific issue or a disorder, but you know what you see. They appear frail and at a high risk for injury. You worry...
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