Sub-par care and poor staffing are to blame, say health officials. Skilled nursing homes and long-term care facilities are taking on a progressively larger role in the care of seriously ill patients who previously would have had prolonged hospital stays. According to...
A Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement May Put Your Loved One’s Rights at Risk When a beloved family member is a victim of nursing home abuse or neglect, family members want to hold nursing homes accountable. But when they bring their grievances to light, the nursing...
Elder Care Facilities Fail to Meet State Regulations for Hurricane Preparedness According to an article by NBC news, as Florida entered Labor Day weekend bracing for the potential impact of Hurricane Dorian upon its eastern coast, hundreds of the state’s nursing homes...
Short Funds and Mismanagement Result in Neglect, Displacement of Elderly Residents Nursing Home Chain Collapses In a report last week, NBC News revealed details about its investigation that a nursing home chain collapses. It was one that grew at a precipitous rate...
Lack of Regulation Puts Nursing Home Resident Safety at Stake HUD-backed Nursing Homes & Neglect – Do they promote it? According to a June report by The New York Times, several of this country’s most poorly-run nursing homes have mortgages insured against...
The Dangerous—and Sometimes Deadly— Practice of False Charting The Less Visible Side of Elder Abuse Medical charting—the regular logging of a patient’s condition and treatment—is a fundamental element of resident care in nursing homes. Accurate patient records not...
There has been a disturbing development in the investigation into the death of H.R. McMaster, Sr., father of the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, at Cathedral Village, a Philadelphia senior living care facility. Death of McMaster, Sr. linked...
Cathedral Village H.R. McMaster Death Philadelphia Care Facility In April of 2018, CNN reported that the father of H.R. McMaster, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, died of blunt impact head trauma at Cathedral Village, a continuing care...
According to a CNN analysis of Nuedexta prescription by doctors for nursing home residents, thousands of doctors (approximately half) received some sort of perk, either in the form of monetary payment or other compensation by the pharmaceutical company to promote...
Finding qualified care for your loved one can be challenging. You will be entrusting his or her care with complete strangers. Understanding how to choose a nursing home can help you make the right decision. After all, you want to know that your loved one will be...
