When an elderly loved one requires daily care for their health and safety, family members commonly place them into the best nursing home facilities available to them with the assumption that they are safer with full-time care than they would be at home. Sadly, falls…
More than 14,800 nursing homes — nearly every active facility in America — have been cited for at least one violation since the beginning of 2021, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the agency that administers federal health care programs…
When a resident in a nursing home is harmed due to neglect or intentional physical injury, it’s abuse. Family members place their elderly loved ones into nursing homes so they’ll receive the full-time care and attention they require for their physical safety. When a beloved…
When we place our elderly family members in a nursing home, we expect that they’ll receive the diligent care, dignity, and respect we’re promised. Unfortunately, nursing home neglect and abuse is an all-too-common problem. Over 15,000 complaints are filed each year citing nursing home neglect…
A head injury is difficult for individuals of any age, but when an elderly person suffers a head injury in a nursing home, the impacts are often multiplied, resulting in diminished quality of life. While nothing can undo the injury or erase the physical harm,…
As they enter their final years our elderly loved ones deserve to be cared for with the dignity, respect, and kindness they’ve earned over a lifetime. When family members come to accept that their elderly family member needs 24-hour care, they search for the best…