Nursing Home Negligence

If you have a senior family member who lives in a nursing home, you put your trust in the staff and the facility to care for him or her. Unfortunately, some facilities will take advantage of senior patients and can cause injury, illness, and psychological damage. If...

When you have a loved one in a nursing home, you expect that he or she will receive the best possible care. Unfortunately, staff shortages, long hours and other factors can lead to patient neglect. Patient neglect can lead to a wide range of problems, including...

Relying on a nursing home to care for your family member requires you to put your trust in someone else to meet basic needs. You should take immediate action if you have concerns that your loved one experiences neglect. Knowing the warning signs of mistreatment can...

When people put their loved ones in a nursing home, they trust that the staff will look after them in a caring and professional manner. Unfortunately, factors such as lack of training and understaffing can contribute to cases where nursing home employees become...

Nursing home residents are often vulnerable and in need of constant care. Unfortunately, many nursing homes in the state fail to provide the necessary level of care and safety, leading to neglect and abuse of residents. The Long Term Care Community Coalition has...

When the time comes that your loved one is unable to live on his or her own, you may need to consider long-term care options in some type of facility. The two main choices are a nursing home and assisted living. They differ quite a bit when it comes to the level of...

If you have a loved one in the hospital, you should be aware of his or her fall risk. After all, despite often causing catastrophic injuries and even death, hospital falls are alarmingly common. In fact, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,...

If you have a loved one who lives with a chronic illness, you undoubtedly know how frustrating these ailments can be. Indeed, while your relative may seem and feel mostly fine one day, he or she might need a trip to the hospital the next day. Chronic illnesses are...

Hospital understaffing has existed as an acknowledged problem in the medical industry for many decades by this point. Unfortunately, this problem only worsens by the year. On top of that, can it actually lead to an increase in negligence? The risk of understaffing...

Though many people have likely heard of the dangers that a serious fall can pose, it is far too easy to think of it as something that only happens to the elderly or disabled. However, falls can happen to anyone at any time, and for any reason. In fact, people at...