When your loved one enters an assisted living facility, he or she may feel as if they have no say in anything. However, the Florida Statutes give residents specific rights to ensure they maintain the ability to live well and stand up for themselves should that be...
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...
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...
It is an elderly person’s worst nightmare: living with reduced health and strength in a nursing home or assisted living facility and being mistreated and robbed by the very people charged with providing care. For elderly residents and for their children, this is a...
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...
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...
Many individuals who live in a nursing home can no longer properly measure out and take their own medication in a timely manner. Because of that, they rely on staff to provide the appropriate dosages at the right times. However, despite U.S. law prohibiting nursing...
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