Year: 2019

Perhaps you volunteered at a nursing home once, so you know about the bonds that develop between volunteers and residents. Now, your elderly parent is a resident in a busy nursing home, and you worry about neglect as well as abuse. Could a volunteer provide you with...

Perhaps you work at a company that promotes fitness programs and team participation activities. You use a wheelchair, and your supervisor has not made any attempt to include you in such activities. Is this disability discrimination? Protection under the law Laws such...

Let us say that your mother has been a nursing home resident for almost a year. In most respects, you feel satisfied with the care she receives. However, she is frail, spends a good deal of time in bed and requires a wheelchair to get around. You have heard about the...

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Workplace harassment still runs rampant throughout the state of Missouri. Individuals employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections recently received awards of $4 million for suffering from harassment or fear or retaliation while working for the organization. The...

Your workplace should be a safe environment in all respects. This includes your right to be free of any type of sexual harassment, including requests for sexual favors, unwelcome sexual advances, sexual comments and physical touching. Sadly, harassers are present in...

Dogs may be man's best friend, but sometimes, they do not act like it. 4.7 million dog bites occur each year in the United States. Out of that number, approximately 800,000 people need to get medical care. Any time you are near a dog you have never met before, you...

When you find a nursing home for your elderly parent, you hope it is a positive and healthy environment. After all, these people are professionals who are responsible for the health and well-being of their residents. Unfortunately, some nursing home facilities can be...