We often trust the care and attention of our elderly loved ones to a nursing home staff. Unfortunately, whether due to poor training, lack of funds or simple negligence, a staff might fail in their duties and cause serious complications such as malnutrition and...
Nursing Home Abuse
To learn about nursing home neglect, speak with volunteers
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...
Is your Mom’s nursing home doing enough to prevent bedsores?
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...
Warning signs of bad nursing homes
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...
How clean is the nursing home you are considering for Mom?
If you believe the time has come for your elderly mother to enter a nursing home, your first consideration will be about the level of care she would receive. Your next thought should be about the facility itself. Does the nursing home you have in mind maintain a...
How to spot a mail scam
The Nigerian email scam is so popular it's practically a brand, a punch line to a bad joke. For many senior citizens and vulnerable adults, these scams aren't so light hearted. Sure, it's easy to hit the delete button or throw a fishy looking letter in the trashcan...
Kansas City Man Dies After Wandering Away from Nursing Home
It is hard enough to have to put a loved one into a nursing home, but at least you should be able to count on the staff of the facility to keep your family member safe. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, as exemplified by the tragic death of a 75-year-old...
More Abuse Alleged After News of Missouri Nursing Home Investigation
Recent news reports of an investigation of criminal elderly abuse at St. John's Place, a Missouri nursing home, have brought forth another family's allegations that their elderly relative was denied timely medical care. The original report involved an 82-year-old...