Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

When you select a nursing home for a loved one, you trust it will be a safe and caring environment. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case. Sometimes, elderly individuals in this situation are unable or afraid to speak up for themselves. It is important to know the...

Placing a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility, whether it is their choice or yours, is almost never easy. It is tough to place your trust in a facility to look after your loved one’s every need ? food, shelter, hygiene, medication, and more. Most...

If our elderly loved ones can’t be in their own home, or ours, we want to know that they are safe and well taken care of. But that isn’t always so simple if we live far away or can’t visit as often as we like. And, for many reasons, nursing home residents can be...

Most people are well aware of the fact that if a hospital or doctor makes a mistake, or is negligent, a medical malpractice claim can be made. However, when hospice services fail to provide care, or provide substandard care, individuals, family members, and loved...

On June 15, organizations across the world will be participating in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The participating organizations will not only be teaching people what constitutes elder abuse, but will also be teaching the public on how to identify and stop it. If...

We ask nursing homes to care for our elderly loved ones specifically to keep them safe from injuries. Due to their age and the possibility of other ailments, nursing home injuries can severely impact an elderly person’s health, wellbeing, and future care. And while it...

We trust nursing homes to take care of our loved ones. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Even worse, we may not know until too late that a nursing home isn’t caring for someone we love as they should. So how can you spot nursing home neglect? And what can you...

When an individual is under the care of a hospital or nursing home and ends up with a bedsore, also known as a pressure sore, that usually means something is amiss. If the individual is not conscious, or immobile, or otherwise unable to appreciate the gravity of their...