PART II The system is difficult to navigate, but Slater & Zurz elder abuse specialist Brandon Dean has some advice to get the process started quickly. “I urge concerned family members to contact the Ohio Department of Health because they can initiate an on-site investigation within 30-60 days,” Dean says. […]
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PART I In a revealing investigation, the New York Times has exposed a federal nursing home rating system that has repeatedly been undermined to make nursing homes seem better and safer than they may truly be. In thousands of public records, the Times found many alarming incidents that get underreported
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As nursing home abuse lawyer Mark Ropchock puts it, you have to take time to smell the roses. In his experience, separating work and home life is the key to happiness. That’s why he planted some roses of his own and takes the time to smell them regularly.An avid gardener
When we make the difficult decision to place our loved one in a nursing home, we do our homework, ensuring the facility we choose offers the highest level of care and compassion for our family members. But what happens when those we trust to care for our loved ones are
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Although federal nursing home regulations state “the resident has the right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical and mental abuse, corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion,” abuse and neglect of the elderly is currently a national concern. According to the Center for Prevention and Disease Control, nearly 1.5 million men
Especially since nursing homes began closing their doors to residents’ families to stem the spread of the “novel coronavirus” known as COVID-19, there has been a growing concern among those families surrounding the care their loved ones have received. Zoom, Skype, window visits and other means of communicating with loved
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In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic after previously classifying the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern. Since that declaration, the pandemic has spread around the world, leaving more than 1.5 million deaths in its wake. Older adults are more susceptible
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Sadly, some of our most vulnerable citizens are routinely subjected to unconscionable treatment by those entrusted with their care. In many cases, physical or mental limitations prevent these elderly victims from effectively communicating what’s happening to them. Sometimes, some signs suggest something is wrong. If your loved one is or
Wandering in the nursing home environment may be defined as a cognitively impaired person straying into unsafe territories or moving about the facility without appreciation for where they are going. In “elopement,” the most dangerous form of wandering, a confused resident completely leaves an area, unsupervised and unnoticed. Elopement is
In the United States, residents and staff in hundreds of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been stricken with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the most recent strain of coronavirus. COVID-19 is an acronym for the Corona Virus Disease that first surfaced in 2019. On April 12, 2020,
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