Blog: Nursing Home Negligence

In the United States, the issues surrounding elder care are beginning to garner more attention as more people reach the age and the state of health where they need some form of help. That help can come by way of in-home nursing care providers or by moving into an assisted living facility or a nursing […]

Most people realize that the population of the United States is collectively getting older. Millions of people are encountering the need for nursing home care, and millions more will come to that point in their lives in the near and in the relatively distant future. The nursing home industry fully realizes that this is happening […]

It is interesting, especially for parents, how we worry throughout life and who we worry about as we get older. When we are children, we may worry about pets or toys but in general we are worry-free. When we become parents, we begin to realize what our parents were talking about when they told us […]

When we think of the Internet and who uses it or we think of hand-held devices and who may be on the other end of our text messages or our photos, few if any of us would think of our grandparents or someone else who is of retirement age. The Internet is still relatively new […]

If you knew that 1,000 people would start to suffer at the hands of abusers every single day in the United States, you would likely be motivated to do something about it. That number seems so large that it’s completely illogical, but that’s exactly what experts are predicting is going to happen over the course […]

Despite all of the laws that are in place around the United States, nursing home abuse and neglect still occur far too often. Unfortunately, many expect this problem to only get worse as we move forward considering the fact that the population of the United States is getting older on a collective level and demand for nursing […]

There are statistics available from a plethora of sources that indicate not only that the population of the United States is collectively aging, but also that the need for nursing home beds is going to increase rapidly over the next 20 – 30 years. These statistics should serve as a warning for people who will […]

If you have a loved one who is either about to move into an assisted living center or a family member already lives in one, you probably understand that he or she lives with many different people who suffer from different health problems. That’s just the way things are when people get older, and that’s […]

Most people understand that assisted living facilities need to operate at a level that all but ensures that their residents will be treated well and that those residents will be kept safe. People who move into these facilities are already vulnerable to harm because of advanced age, serious illness or both. As such, Nevada is […]

Years ago, if you moved a loved one who had become ill or who had advanced in age into an assisted living facility, chances are the money that was paid for their care went to some sort of non-profit organization or even to some government agency that existed on some level. In recent years, people […]