Putting a loved one in a nursing home may be the right choice for your family, but you likely still have concerns about abuse and neglect. The National Council on Aging states that among Americans 60 and older, at least one in 10 have experienced some form of abuse....
Bedsores are often an early indicator of nursing home neglect
If your elderly mother, father or grandparent lives in a nursing home, you rely on staff to provide adequate care. After all, your loved one likely needs some assistance managing both everyday tasks and medical conditions. Unfortunately, though, nursing home neglect...
Nursing home abuse, neglect cases often go unreported
Even as the number of elderly adults in the U.S. continues to rise, recent studies show that cases of neglect, abuse and financial manipulation by caregivers remain all too common. Last summer, a study by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed that an...
Federal data shows many nursing home staffing shortages
One of the biggest reasons for nursing home neglect is not that the staff doesn't care. It's that they just do not have enough people on staff. Try as they might, they can't get everything done and they can't offer proper care to every single person in the nursing...
Malnutrition can have a serious impact on the elderly
If your loved one is getting neglected in a nursing home or assisted living facility, they may not be getting all of the nutrients that they need every day. This can lead to malnutrition, which can have a drastic impact on their health. Depending on their mental and...
Are assisted living facilities safe for people with dementia?
As the American population ages, there's been considerable growth in the assisted living industry. Approximately 40 percent of the people in assisted living facilities have dementia. Unfortunately, the people who work in many of these facilities aren't trained or...
Program seeks to cut hospital readmissions by nursing homes
The federal government is taking steps to try to reduce the number of nursing home patients who return to the hospital within 30 days after their previous stay with a program they've recently implemented. Based on readmission rates over the next year (from Oct. 2018...
Do dementia patients live longer in care facilities or at home?
If you have a loved one who's suffering from dementia, it's likely becoming increasingly more difficult to care for them and ensure their safety at home. They may wander away -- sometimes even taking the keys to the car and driving hundreds of miles -- if they aren't...
Changes in reporting shed light on nursing home staffing issues
All of us who have loved ones in nursing homes are concerned about the staffing levels. We know that patients in an understaffed facility are more likely to suffer injuries because someone isn't always available to help them when they want or need to move. There are...
Nursing home evacuations during storms — stressful but necessary
If you have a loved one in a nursing home in the path of a storm, you want assurance that they'll be safely evacuated if necessary. However, those evacuations can be highly stressful and frightening to elderly people. Further, the accommodations in the facilities to...