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October 14, 2021
After putting your aging parent into an Oregon nursing home, you became suspicious of how the staff treated residents. You noticed evidence of bedsores on your loved one, indicating possible neglect. Mayo Clinic explains bed…
October 27, 2020
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…
September 11, 2020
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…
July 31, 2020
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…
October 30, 2019
It can be devastating for guardians to know their loved one is facing mistreatment in their nursing home. According to the World Health Organization, around 1 in 6 adults ages 60 and older suffered some form of…
July 19, 2019
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…
June 21, 2019
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…
May 10, 2019
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…
March 28, 2019
In a nursing home, there are requirements that the staff must meet in order to keep patients safe. Some of those requirements include providing: How does the Nursing Home Reform Act help? The Nursing Home…
February 15, 2019
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…
December 20, 2018
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…
December 7, 2018
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,…