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If you have an elderly relative who lives in a nursing home, you undoubtedly want him or her to receive top-level care. Still, because nursing homes can be busy places, you may expect your loved one to have to wait for certain services. Receiving a steady supply of...
When a loved one lives in a nursing home, it is common to feel anxious or worried over the care and treatment provided. After all, many stories and reports across the nation carry the news about elderly abuse from neglect or misconduct. Bedsores, weight loss and...
Just because there is a nursing home in your neighborhood does not mean it will be a good choice for your mom or dad. Here are four tips to help you choose a facility both you and your loved one will be happy with. 1. Do your research Ask for recommendations from...
We have all heard the horror stories that abound about nursing home conditions, abuse and neglect that can, and often do, harm the residents. While the majority of nursing homes provide good care and place their residents’ health and well being ahead of everything,...
It is only natural to worry about your aging parent. According to the National Council on Aging, elder financial exploitation costs older Americans up to $36.5 billion each year. Sadly, the perpetrators are often those closest to the victim, like nursing home...
If you find yourself wondering why your loved one is failing after spending some time in a new nursing home, you may have cause for concern. Neglect in nursing homes is on the rise as staffing shortages continue in the wake of a challenging year. Confirming your...
Nursing facilities in California and throughout the country saw limited inspections in parts of 2020 and 2021. This also came at a period when many family members faced prohibitions against seeing loved ones in health care properties. Some indications suggest that...
No one wants to imagine their loved one suffering from elder abuse, but it is sadly a reality for many of our elders. Nearly one in every six elderly adults suffers from elder abuse every year. With this kind of suffering being as common as it is in the elder...
Deciding on which type of care facility matches the needs of your elderly relative is an important decision. Often, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and residential care facilities (RCFEs) are confused as being the same. However, each provides a different type of...
It is natural to worry about the experience your loved one will have in a nursing home. After all, most families have heard stories about neglect leading to bedsores or even acts of abuse by the people working at nursing homes. You probably spent some time researching...