Elders with Special Needs: Four Questions for Your Nursing Home Search
When a loved one has special needs or a specific handicap – from an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to Alzheimer’s or another complex medical condition
How to Identify, Respond and Prevent Nursing Home Pressure Sores
Bed sores, also commonly known as “pressure ulcers,” are one of the most common conditions faced by nursing home residents. A comprehensive study carried out
Four Ways to Reform the Nursing Home Industry
A slow-burning crisis that put millions of our most vulnerable and precious citizens in harm’s way became all the more urgent last year. For us
4 Tips for Finding the Right Personal Injury Lawyer
The search for a personal injury lawyer is typically prompted by tragic and traumatizing events in people’s lives. Besides physical pain and emotional hurt, they
Five Steps for Effective Legal Support in Elder Abuse and Neglect
Whether in a nursing home or at the hands of a caregiver or relative, the realization that your elderly loved one may be a victim
Three Things to Consider When Searching for an Elder Law Attorney
Some people believe that engaging the services of an attorney is an event-based decision. But consider that we don’t – or shouldn’t – wait to
Medication Errors and Nursing Home Negligence
One of the most common forms of nursing home abuse and neglect, medication errors cost facilities across the United States billions of dollars every year
How to Detect and Stop Financial Exploitation of Nursing Home Residents
A nursing home employee swipes a credit card from a resident’s open purse. A caregiver urges or coerces them to sign their name to papers
The Hidden Crisis of Abuse in Nursing Homes
In a cohort already among society’s most vulnerable to abuse and neglect, disabled patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are even more susceptible
Not What Meets the Eye: Behind the Statistics of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Patients or their loved ones understandably devote a generous amount of time to researching long-term care facilities before making a choice. Though some of the
