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Summer can get uncomfortably hot, especially in the southeastern United States.  Thankfully, we have that wonderful invention known as air conditioning.  However, when that air conditioning breaks down or doesn’t work, it can make for uncomfortable and dangerous conditions, especially for the elderly. A Richmond, Virginia nursing home is under investigation by the Virginia Department …

With the aging of the “Baby Boom” generation and their children, elder abuse has become of real concern in the country.  Many are living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities.  It is important that family members learn to recognize the signs of possible abuse or neglect. The statistics can be horrifying.  Physical abuse only …

If there is ever a time when you should be able to trust someone, it is when you are in the care of a paramedic.  These people are trained to help save lives and when you need one, you want it to be someone trustworthy.  Unfortunately, not all people are deserving of trust, even those …

Nursing homes and care facilities take responsibility for their residents.  At times, these facilities can be understaffed, making providing adequate care to all residents an impossibility.  When this leads to abuse or neglect, these facilities can find themselves facing a lawsuit. After his death, the estate of a Stanton man is suing a Richmond nursing …

It was recently reported that as many as one in five, or 20% of nursing home patients suffer abuse not at the hands of staff, but from other residents.  This unfortunate statistic has many people concerned.  It can end in tragedy as it did in one nursing home in Jacksonville, Florida. An intellectually disabled 51-year …

Financial abuse is one of the many kinds of abuse that the elderly can suffer at the hands of caretakers.  This kind of abuse can range from simply conning an elderly person out of money or it can be outright theft from the elderly person.  When these actions take place in care facilities, they can …

When one thinks of nursing home abuse, they usually think of the abuse as being perpetrated by a staff member.  This is not always the case.  A new study indicates that as much as 20% of nursing home abuse is perpetrated by another resident. Senior author Karl Pillemer was surprised by the results of the …

Perhaps the most heinous of kinds of abuse that can occur against the elderly is the crime of sexual abuse.  It occurs in caretaking situations and in nursing homes.  However, it is not always the caretakers who are responsible for the assault. Sometimes it’s the other residents. A 10-year sentence was handed down to a …

Elderly loved ones are one of the most vulnerable populations at risk for experiencing abuse and neglect.  Sometimes, this neglect is not the fault of a nursing home or a caretaker.  Sometimes this is the fault of an outside entity and they must pay the price for their actions. The owner of a mobile diagnostic …