Nursing home falls are, unfortunately, widespread. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, half of all nursing home residents fall each year. Falls contribute to a lower quality of life and may discourage the resident from remaining active. If you...
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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Common signs of malnourishment in homes
When your loved one needs more care than you can provide, it can be overwhelming and stressful. You may be confident in your decision to place them in a nursing home, but you still worry about the care they will receive. One of the challenges is that you are not there...
Is your loved one receiving adequate nutrition in their care facility?
It can be challenging realizing you need outside help to care for your friend or family member. In some cases, their care becomes too advanced to stay at home. In other cases, you are simply spread too thin to care for them and your other responsibilities. Finding the...
Can you use a camera in a resident’s room in a nursing home?
If you place a loved one into a nursing home, one thing you may want to do is to place a camera in their room. In Illinois, you are allowed to install a camera into your loved one's room, so that you can record what happens when you're not able to be present. In 2015,...
Is it time for a nursing home? How can you know?
Your loved one is important to you. You want to make sure that they receive the best care and are taken care of no matter where they are. Initially, you worked with a home health care service, because you felt it was best for your family member to stay in their home....
What are 3 warnings signs of a poor nursing home?
When you leave a loved one in the care of a nursing home, you are entrusting their care to the medical team that works there. You want to know that your loved one is getting appropriate care at all times. Sadly, the person you care about may not be getting the care...
Star ratings can affect financing for nursing homes in Illinois
Nursing home abuse and neglect are some of the worst things that can happen to the elderly. These cases are troubling because they affect the people who rely on the support of others the most. What's good to know is that the lenders who give loans and consider...
Recognize neglect to give your loved one the help they need
Nursing home neglect is something that you may find harder to identify than abuse. Someone who is neglected may get used to being left alone for days at a time, or the staff of a nursing home may know when families are coming and get those who are neglected ready and...
New icon to help improve transparency of nursing home citations
Nursing home abuse has no place in a medical facility. Abuse and neglect are both a result of people who aren't doing their jobs or who believe that they have power that they want to exert over another person. The reality is that no elder should ever have to deal with...
Get to know the 4 stages of pressure sores
If your loved one is in a nursing home and develops a bedsore, that's a significant sign of neglect. When an elderly person can't move around on their own well, it's up to the staff to help them adjust and move each day. Without good circulation, bedsores, also known...