In a nursing home, there are many vulnerable adults who need assistance in their everyday lives. They may need help getting from their beds to chairs or wheelchairs, moving from a bed to the restroom or getting from a bedroom to a dining room. Mobility is a major...
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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Neglected patients deserve better: Fight back
Nursing home abuse and neglect are among the worst things that can happen to a vulnerable loved one. You entrust their care to those who should know how to protect them, yet this is so often not the case. If your loved one is hurt at a nursing home, it is your right...
Falls are a part of getting older that nursing homes can prevent
Getting older takes its toll on people's bodies and minds. Everything from the strength of the skeletal system to the flexibility of the joints declines as people age. Older adults have a harder time moving around and are more at risk for serious injuries to their...
Changes in a nursing home’s environment could signal trouble
You placed a loved one in a nursing home after debating for a period of time over the kind of facility you wanted for them. You settled on one with around-the-clock care, a cafeteria that would serve them at any time if they missed a meal, a low patient-to-staff...
How can you prevent financial abuse of the elderly?
Nursing homes have an obligation to protect the patients who live there. Their patients are often among the most vulnerable, made up of the elderly and disabled. Among the abuses that the elderly may face is financial abuse. This kind of abuse isn't always as obvious...
Nursing home care: Illinois needs better staffing
If you place a loved one in a nursing home, you may not understand how neglect could ever be a problem. With several staff members, at least one or two people would have time to care for your loved one, surely. Unfortunately, that's not always the case, particularly...
Warning signs of potential nursing home abuse or neglect
Choosing to place a loved one in a nursing home facility isn't easy, but it often becomes necessary as your loved ones age. Unfortunately, moving a loved one into a nursing home facility means that unrelated individuals will provide the majority of care that they...
Is nursing home abuse as common as it seems?
Elder abuse in nursing homes is a serious problem that continues to be underreported in America. The reality is that millions of Americans struggle with neglect and abuse in the nursing home system, even though these facilities are often bound to strict safety...
Falls: A risk to the elderly in nursing homes
Your loved ones are aging, so you've looked into placing them into a nursing home. You want to make sure they have the care they need to be safe around the clock, even if that means not being in their own home. One thing you do worry about is injuries, though. What if...
Don’t let a nursing home get away with neglect and abuse
You were sitting near your phone when it went off. You answered to a frantic parent saying that you needed to come get them out of the nursing home. You had no idea what happened, but you quickly went to their nursing home to see what was going on. When you arrived,...