When you make the difficult decision to move your parents to a nursing home because of their age or infirmities, you expect the staff to diligently care for them. This includes adequately supervising them so they do not injure themselves or suffer abuse at the hands...
Elder financial abuse occurs when someone fraudulently takes assets or money from an older person. It can occur in many ways, such as direct theft of belongings or embezzlement of funds from a bank account. Anyone can commit this crime, including family members,...
If your parent suffers from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and consequently resides in a nursing home, you need to know about chemical restraints. This form of nursing home abuse occurs when your parent’s caregivers illegally dose him with one or more antipsychotic...
California treats elder abuse and neglect seriously. If you assume full or intermittent responsibility for the care of a dependent adult, with or without compensation, you are most likely a mandated reporter. Mandated reporters are legally responsible to report...
Many residents in California have elderly family members who require care to help them with their daily lives. This may entail a person providing some in-home assistance or it may require the family member to live in a long-term care facility like a nursing home. When...
The fact that many seniors experience diminishing health and a decrease in self sufficiency makes them a target of abusers or scammers. While many seniors live in the care of people who love them and who would never harm them, there are also many elderly persons who...
When your parent loses mobility or spends the majority of the time in bed or a wheelchair, extra care is necessary to prevent harm. Unfortunately, many nursing homes lack adequate staffing or fail to train their staff members properly, which may cause residents to...
Many people in San Francisco might assume that caring for a loved one with limited mobility would be easy. However, those confined to a bed or wheelchair present their own set of challenges when it comes to activity and movement. When one entrusts the care of such an...
There are many types of abuse, but one form that is not given as much attention is financial abuse. Financial abuse is when one person has financial control of another and withholds money from the victim of the abuse. In particular, financial abuse of the elderly is...
When your loved one becomes a resident in a nursing home, you expect him or her to have the best possible care. As your parent, grandparent or other family members enter the home, he or she probably has medications to remain healthy. What happens if the nursing home...
