Elder neglect can be caused by anyone from caretakers at nursing home facilities to family members. Neglect is simply failing to meet the needs of an individual, which may result in poor hygiene, poor nourishment, missing medications or leaving an elderly person alone...
Assisted living facilities provide long-term senior care assistance. They may be set up like apartments where individuals live in their own homes with call buttons for assistance from nurses, or they may have individual rooms in a larger assisted living facility....
When you think of elder abuse, you may not think it’s something that could happen to you or someone you love, but the reality is that elder abuse truly is everyone’s problem. Everyone gets older, everyone needs help at one time or another and everyone has times when...
Elderly people in Florida nursing homes often have to take various medications. In an ideal world, the home provides regular doctor’s visits, up-to-date medical records and attentive staff members who always deliver the correct medication on time and make sure...
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If you’re looking into nursing homes and trying to find the right one for your loved one, you may wonder how the nursing home chooses its staff members. If someone retires or quits, how does that person get replaced? Can you trust that the company does all it can to...
Many people know the signs of abuse and how to address them once they’re confirmed, but there may be a larger issue: Addressing abuse with your loved ones. As someone who cares about your elderly parents, siblings or other loved ones, you need to get confirmation of...
Perhaps you have a loved one, possibly your elderly parent, who has reached the point in life where moving into a nursing home seems the best course of action. Whether you are considering a nursing home here in Florida or a facility in another state, look into its...
When you have a loved one who has dementia, it can sometimes be difficult to tell the truth from fiction. People with dementia may lash out unexpectedly, and they often get confused. Since that’s the case, it can be difficult to know if someone is really hurting your...
If you have a parent or loved one who is aging, it is reasonable to have concerns about his or her well-being and quality of life. This is especially true if (s)he is struggling with memory or experiencing other health problems that necessitate careful attention. A...
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