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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 …
“Granny Cams” in Nursing Homes: Help or Hindrance? Read More »
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 …
Suing a Nursing Home after a Loved One has Contracted COVID-19 Read More »
More than 97,000 nursing home residents in the United States have lost their lives to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Because nursing home employees have been overburdened, caring for ever-increasing numbers of COVID patients, tens of thousands of other residents—uninfected and thriving when COVID struck their fellow residents—have been left to languish …
COVID’s Forgotten Nursing Home Victims: Uninfected but Killed by Neglect. Read More »
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, …
Be Vigilant: Coronavirus is Sweeping Through Nursing Homes. Read More »
