As our loved ones get older, it can be difficult for them to manage their daily medication on their own. Because of this, many elderly people rely on nursing home staff to ensure that they receive the medication they need. While sedatives, anti-anxiety medication or...
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical condition. Commonly referred to as a “blood infection,” sepsis is actually an extreme immunological response to an infection somewhere in the body. As the victim’s body tries to fight off the infection, chemicals in their...
Alzheimer’s disease is something with no known cure, so it is often presented as something that advances over time without any checks once it has been diagnosed. If an elderly person has it, the family expects it to keep progressing, and they know it could eventually...
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,...
Neglect is, sadly, one of the most common ways that elderly adults experience abuse in nursing homes. While neglect can be both intentional and unintentional, it is unacceptable either way. The Nursing Home Abuse Center categorizes elder neglect in three ways:...
Bedsores (which are often called “pressure ulcers” by those in the medical field) are basically skin wounds caused by nothing more than repeated pressure and force against the body -- often from the victim’s own body. They typically occur anywhere that a patient’s...
Assisted living facilities are there to make sure people who need help with their own care can get it. The majority of nursing homes employ sufficient numbers of professional clinical staff to provide a good quality of care, but the workload can be enough to push...
People are reaching advanced age at a rate never seen before in history. This is an excellent addition to the quality of life that many Americans can expect, although it requires new standards of care for many of our elder citizens. Nursing homes and other residential...
Assisted living is a big business in Florida. The Sunshine State has the highest average population and the largest number of senior citizens in the country, and many of our elder family and friends need a little extra help keeping their lives safe and happy. Although...
The age group of Americans above the age of 65 is growing, and the need for health care for senior citizens is growing with it. Most aging people need assistance with taking care of their needs at some point, and assisted-living facilities are one of the easiest ways...
