Nursing Home Abuse

Deciding to look into nursing homes for your older loved one is a difficult decision for most people. However, if you decide to make this move, you probably put a lot of time and effort into finding the facility where your loved one will be safe and cared for. ...

When someone in your family gets older, there may come a point when you have to decide to seek residential care for them. This is often due to physical or mental needs you cannot meet.  For many family members, this is a hard and emotional decision. When you make a...

Nursing homes and other special care facilities offer invaluable care to our loved ones during their sunset years. But what happens when your loved one sustains injuries, contracts a disease or dies due to the facility’s negligence? If you believe that someone you...

People who live in nursing homes expect that they’ll receive the care they need. While that happens in many cases, it’s best for residents and their loved ones to know a little bit about nursing home abuse so they can watch for the signs.  One thing to remember is...

Age is something that impacts us all at some point. Over the years, we may gradually feel like we’re less able to cope with different pressures throughout the day. It can be hard to know what to do if your elderly relative is in this situation. Often, it is in their...

The family has recently decided that it’s in the best interests of your elderly relative to enter a nursing home, and they are in agreement. This is a big decision that has not been taken lightly, but it’s in the best interests of your loved one. You put a lot of...

One of the issues that sometimes comes up with nursing home abuse is that the person who is being abused does not report it. They may not be able to do so. For instance, many elderly individuals have Alzheimer's or similar conditions that may make it hard for them to...

Your elderly relatives have spent decades taking care of other people. Now, it’s time for someone to take care of them for a change. There may come a point where the family decides that a nursing home is the best place for your family member to stay. These facilities...

If you walk into the nursing home and find your parent tied to the bed or sporting a black eye, you will probably storm into the manager’s office to ask why they are abusing them. Yet, most nursing home abuse is far more subtle, which is why so many abusers get away...

The tragic loss of life at the South Florida nursing home after Hurricane Irma should be a wake-up call to all long term care facilities in the State of Florida. While the caregivers at these homes are often hard-working, and well-intentioned, there are often not enough of them, and not enough resources available to them, particularly in an emergency. Our…