You trusted a nursing home to keep your loved one safe, but now they’re in the hospital with a broken hip after a fall. Was it just an accident, or was it preventable? Research indicates that nearly half of nursing home residents [...]
Nursing homes have been widely criticized for their lack of infection control over the years. During the coronavirus pandemic, this scrutiny has only grown. Much is unknown about COVID-19 and how to treat it, but we do know that the elderly and [...]
The decision to move your loved one into a nursing home is one of the most difficult you will ever make. Even if you know it’s the best way to keep your loved one safe and well cared for, it can be [...]
The elderly are often a vulnerable population. Whether due to illness or the frailty of aging, they are more susceptible to mistreatment and abuse than younger adults. For this reason, they are expected to have special protection when they move into nursing [...]
A Mississippi federal judge recently ruled that the prohibition of arbitration clauses in nursing home agreements, put into law in September of this year, cannot be enforced. Due to go into effect in stages starting on November 28, a major part of [...]
In the biggest change to nursing home regulations in 25 years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just banned binding pre-dispute arbitration agreements from nursing home contracts. In addition to banning these arbitration clauses, they have also passed rules requiring [...]
Allenbrooke Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Memphis has just been ordered by a jury to pay over $30 million in damages to the family of an 82-year-old woman who died in their care in 2009. Martha Jane Pierce’s family placed her [...]
Social media apps like Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about cases of nursing home abuse, but these platforms are increasingly becoming a part of inappropriate and even criminal behavior committed [...]
A new study has found that around 20 percent of nursing home residents are abused by an often unnoticed perpetrator: other residents. The incidents of nursing home abuse that are brought to light and discussed by the public are often cases of [...]
Malnutrition can be the source of multiple health problems throughout a person’s life, but the worst issues arise when that person is most vulnerable due to age. The elderly, like the very young, have specific amounts of vitamins and minerals that they [...]
