Children and grandchildren of our elderly population place their trust in nursing homes and their staff to provide the highest quality of care. While word of mouth from family and friends can play a role in decision-making, a government-mandated star rating likely...
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Nursing Home Neglect
How serious are bedsores?
Elderly nursing home residents are at risk for serious injuries and deadly conditions. Depending on the care and attention of the nursing home staff, residents might suffer from malnutrition, dehydration or bedsores – conditions that are preventable by an attentive...
Why medication errors occur more often than it should
Everyone in California grows older every day. As people grow older, the body does not always work the same way it did when people are younger. Some people eventually will need extra care for their physical and/or mental complications. In order to receive the care...
What should you do after a loved one is injured in a nursing home?
While we rely on nursing homes and other care facilities to protect our loved ones, injuries occur every day. Nursing homes with 100 beds report around 100 to 200 falls every year, and many more injuries may go unreported. Because the health of your elderly loved ones...
Forms of elder abuse
According to the US Department of Justice, nearly 10% of people age 65 and older suffer abuse at the hands of elder care staff. The paramount duty elder care facilities is to care for our aging loved ones. While many institutions provide excellent care, some...
What makes bedsores dangerous?
You may have a family member in a nursing home who is at risk for bedsores, also called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. Bedsores are tears in the skin, or irritation thereof, due to prolonged immobility in a wheelchair and/or hospital bed. Certain conditions can...
Are bedsores an early indicator of nursing home mistreatment?
Older adults deserve exceptional treatment at their nursing home facility. Sadly, some places neglect the legal duty of care they have towards residents. According to a recent report, nearly 150,000 Californians live in unlicensed assisted living facilities, putting...
Common signs of elder abuse
California is not immune to the growing number of seniors needing care in a nursing home. Unfortunately, elders are not immune to abuse. Families should look for these signs of elder abuse and then report them. Common warning signs HelpGuide.org recognizes the...
What are emotional signs of elder abuse?
California residents like you trust nursing homes to take care of your loved ones. After all, it is their job to provide this service. So what do you do when they do not have your best interest in mind? What do you do if they are abusing your loved one and other...
Falls kill about 1,800 U.S. nursing home residents annually
When you have a parent or other elder loved one living in a nursing home, you may have decided that your loved one required more care and attention than you personally would be able to provide. Often, people who enter nursing homes do so because they lack the mobility...
