Many older adults require nursing home care at some point in their lives. Whether searching for yourself or a loved one, it is important to know what to look for when seeking assistance. When performing due diligence, you must ask a prospective nursing home the right...
Both abuse and neglect can cause significant harm to a vulnerable senior citizen if not reported. The laws of some jurisdictions regard neglect as a form of elder abuse. However, the laws of Florida regard to neglect and abuse separately. Elder abuse is an intentional...
As you probably well know, nursing home abuse is rampant in Florida. While many forms of abuse are overt and leave physical wounds, just as many are subtle and oftentimes insidious. A common example of the latter form of abuse is medication errors. According to...
As parents age, it may be harder for them to take care of themselves. While you may have the desire to provide for your mother or father’s needs, it isn’t always practical to do so. Therefore, it may be necessary to place your elderly family member in a Florida...
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...
With nursing home abuse and neglect on the rise in Florida, a new bill may provide a solution. This bill is a part of a larger agenda that provides funding to expand community- and home-based care across the country. What is nursing home neglect? Negligence at nursing...
Less than 5% of the nursing homes in Florida and around the country account for an overwhelming number of elderly abuse and neglect cases reported or discovered each year. This was among the discoveries made by U.S. Senate investigators who studied nursing home...
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...
Florida residents with family members living in nursing homes or other assisted-care facilities want to know that their loved ones are properly cared for. It is stressful enough making the decision to put an elderly loved one in a nursing home; you shouldn’t have the...
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