Nursing Home Abuse

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...