Warm weather is a wonderful thing for just about everyone, but for the elderly who are in care or in nursing homes, hot weather can mean a whole new area of risks. While most nursing homes are contentious about providing quality care year-round, not all facilities take extra precautions during…
Nursing home sexual abuse is a serious concern and unfortunately it is also a concern that is often ignored. A cross-check of state sexual offender websites completed by a local Florida news team found that about 80 sex offenders were living in Florida nursing homes last year. An investigative journalist…
Families place their elderly loved ones into nursing homes hoping to provide them with a high level of care. When those elderly loved ones sustain a personal injury in the nursing home, there is often a great deal of emotion and many questions. Families may feel that an accident is…
For many families, the possibility of nursing home abuse and negligence is one of the worst nightmares possible. Families place their loved ones in nursing homes so that elderly loved ones get the care they need in their older age. When staff are guilty of abuse and negligence, fatalities, personal…
According to experts, understaffing may be leading to instances of negligence and abuse in the nation’s nursing homes and elder care facilities. Most homes for seniors are for-profit organizations and families pay an average of $71,000 per year to offer their loved ones access to such a facility. However, according…
Any Florida family with a loved one in an assisted care facility may want to sit up and listen to the news out of Canada. In the city of Edmonton, an elderly man has died in a nursing home after drinking industrial dishwashing liquid. The man, Floyd Taylor, suffered burn…
Nursing home abuse and negligence is a serious problem, and one way you can help prevent it is to select a nursing home for your elderly relative very carefully. Florida has a number of nursing home and care facilities, and you can select the right one by: 1) Looking locally.…
According to Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, a recent government report, the country’s nursing homes and assisted living communities are showing a frightening trend towards increased health and safety failures. Although a number of lawsuits against communities have raised awareness about the problem, the industry still seems to be…
Many cases of nursing home abuse and neglect continue on simply because friends and loved ones overlook warning signs that indicate that something is wrong. It is important to never overlook these signs, as abuse and neglect can lead to serious personal injury and even to premature death. The red…
40 years ago this week, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) instituted National Nursing Home Week. Meant as a time of education and awareness, the week aims to help people think about care options for the elderly. This week has been National Nursing Home Week, and the AHCA hopes that…