December is a busy, joyous time, filled with friends, family, music, gifts, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, menorahs—general hustle and bustle. Not everyone is immersed in the happy chaos, though. Holiday Depression Elderly nursing home residents may have no family and no friends left alive. The…
Many elderly people in Kentucky are mostly able—and prefer—to stay in their own homes rather than move into a nursing home, but they find they cannot prepare their own meals any longer because of arthritis, vision decline, or other physical problems. During their final years,…
Information gathered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates that 155 people died from bed rail injuries from January 2003 – September 2012. The CPSC further broke down the data as follows: Approximately 126 of the 155 people who died were age 60…
First, get yourself a good nursing home abuse attorney, such as those at Gray and White Law. A Criminal Trial Once the abuse is out in the open, the state or county prosecutor will probably file criminal charges, according to the Nursing Home Abuse Center….
Most nursing homes in the United States share a problem: they are understaffed. There are not enough employees to take good care of the residents, so many tasks go undone or are not done frequently enough, such as keeping the residents clean. When feces remain…
There are a number of people who could be held liable for your medications error—especially if those responsible did not have permission to practice from the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. Under state law, all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy locations must be certified by the…