Nursing homes should give safe and proper care to older adults. However, many residents of color still face unfair treatment. These problems make people wonder if racism can cause neglect or poor care in some nursing homes. This issue matters even more in Florida...
Many nursing homes are owned and operated by for-profit businesses. In recent years, there has been an alarming uptick in the number of nursing homes specifically owned by private equity firms. Private equity firms are somewhat notorious for pumping revenue out of...
Nursing home residents count on the staff members to take care of them in the way they need. Each resident should have a personalized care plan that addresses their individual needs. Those residents shouldn’t ever feel as though they’re a burden on the people who are...
Older adults who move into nursing homes are often wholly dependent on professional caregivers. They do not cook their own meals, bathe themselves or even control their own medications anymore. Nursing home workers oversee their care and monitor their conditions. Both...
If you have a loved one in a nursing home or other residential care facility, there’s a lot to worry about – even if you’re confident that the facility is providing them with good care. You may worry about them falling or otherwise suffering injuries. You may be...
Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, are a common medical issue for older adults. People with limited mobility may remain in the same position for too long. Doing so can cause painful bedsores. If bedsores progress, they can cause debilitating pain and tissue damage. They...
If you have a parent in assisted living or a nursing home, you expect clean rooms, safe meals and honest communication. Seeing reports about rodents near a loved one’s food or bed can make your stomach drop. In one case in Sunrise, Florida, a facility operated its...
For families with loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, worry is never far away. You constantly hope they are safe, well cared for and comfortable, but the fear of neglect or abuse always lingers. The idea of monitoring your loved one remotely...
In an almost unfathomable recent attack in an assisted living facility in Miami’s Dade County, one man died and another faces charges of second-degree murder. The lethal saga unfolded, as reported by PEOPLE magazine, on August 26. The magazine alleges that one patient...
Placing a relative in a facility so that they can receive the level of care they need is never an easy decision. If you have an elderly loved one who is living in an assisted living facility (ALF) or a nursing home, you may be the only one who can identify signs of...
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