Nursing Home Abuse

Families generally choose to move people into nursing homes out of concern for their well-being. Maybe someone has developed dementia and is too combative for family members to support. Perhaps they require the administration of medication from professionals. Ideally,...

Bicyclists enjoy the freedom of being out on the open road. That freedom is accompanied by great risk, however, because they don’t have the protection of a frame around them. This reality renders them vulnerable to incurring considerable injuries if they’re struck by...

Nursing home residents count on staff members to care for them properly. While many residents experience excellent care, considerable harm can result if staff members are negligent. Certain events are signs that something may be amiss in a nursing facility. Anyone...

Nursing homes play a crucial role in caring for people who are elderly or medically vulnerable when their families cannot provide sufficient care at home. However, nursing homes aren’t always what they should be. When they’re understaffed or poorly run, nursing homes...

Having a loved one enter a nursing home involves placing trust in its staff members. You assume they will care for your loved one in the manner they should. Unfortunately, this common – and reasonable – expectation of loved ones isn’t always grounded in reality....

Nursing home residents have the right to expect that the staff members will take care of them appropriately. They don’t ever think that they will become victims of nursing home abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, some nursing home residents do suffer through those...

Older adults may be at a greater risk of developing dehydration. Why? There are all kinds of reasons. To start with, some older adults may be on medications that work as diuretics. That means that the body is flushed of fluids when those medications are taken....

You move a loved one into a nursing home facility because you recognize that they need more support than you can give them personally. Unfortunately, nursing homes don't always provide appropriate levels of support for the people who pay thousands of dollars every...

When someone you love is in a nursing home, you want to be sure that they get the right care. The last thing you’d ever want to find out is that they’ve been a victim of abuse at the hands of those who were meant to care for them. Unfortunately, data has shown that...