When people put their loved ones in a nursing home in Pennsylvania, they rely on the experience and compassion of health care professionals to provide high-quality care for their family members. Many families spend considerable time researching facilities with great...
Nursing Home Negligence
Covid-19 And Nursing Home Abuse
America is currently in the midst of a public health emergency, the likes of which haven’t been seen for more than a century. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in millions becoming ill and close to 200,000 dying (as of this writing), not to mention economic...
Certain injuries could be signs of abuse and neglect
Pennsylvania families who place a loved one in a nursing home assume their loved one will receive quality care and support. Unfortunately, that does not always happen, and innocent patients suffer injuries because of abuse and neglect. There are certain injury...
Dehydration could be a sign of negligence in a nursing home
Nursing home negligence isn't always easy to recognize, but one of the signs that you can easily look out for is a loved one's water intake. It takes only a few hours to see if your loved one is drinking enough water. Why? During the span of a few hours, there's a...
What should you do after a nursing home fall?
When you find out that your loved one has been rushed to the emergency room after a fall in a nursing home, you may have many things on your mind. You want to make sure they're okay and that they'll survive. You want to know that those who allowed this to happen are...
What is the cause of negligence in nursing homes?
Nursing home negligence isn't something most people expect to see happening. Negligence tends to be a result of inadequate staffing, which is commonplace in America's nursing homes.Most of the time, negligence isn't going to be intentional. For example, if there are...
Get your loved one the help they need after a case of neglect
In a nursing home, there are requirements that the staff must meet in order to keep patients safe. Some of those requirements include providing:Adequate shelter Appropriate food and enough food Appropriate clothing for the season Medical care in a timely fashion...
Report elder abuse to prevent further harm to patients
It's a reality that nursing home abuse often goes unreported. The sad thing about that is that with proper reporting and intervention, a single instance of abuse doesn't have to turn into multiple cases. Simply reporting the negligence or abuse taking place could help...
Nursing home cases: Here’s what happens
Nursing home negligence is just as bad as outright abuse. It is just as unacceptable to ignore a patient as it is to hurt them intentionally. For instance, a nursing home with call buttons is supposed to have nurses and aids ready to come to the assistance of those...
Watch for these less common signs of abuse in nursing homes
Tragically, nursing home abuse is more common than many people realize. According to ABC News, abuse occurs in around 35 percent of nursing homes across the United States.Common signs of nursing home abuse are bruises, broken bones, bed sores, dehydration and...
