Choosing a nursing home for your loved one requires trust. You expect staff to provide quality care in a safe environment. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect are all too common. Ensuring that the staff have undergone proper safety checks is crucial to...
Many older adults require a variety of support services. They may have a home health aide who helps them clean their house once a week or administers medication. They may need the services of a local handyman for everything from fixing a leaking sink to changing...
There are many ways that home health aides and nursing home workers can help older adults. They administer medications and assist with keeping living spaces clean. They help vulnerable adults dress themselves and perform hygiene tasks, like showering, that can be...
Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, form when nursing home patients sit or lie in the same position for an extended period. They can be evidence of neglect, as the staff should help patients roll over or change positions to prevent these ulcers from occurring. But not all...
As a child, you probably fell out of bed a few times. As an adult, it might never have happened or only rarely. So, you would be right to feel concerned if your elderly loved one is injured falling out of bed, especially if it happens more than once. Falling out of...
