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Social media has made our lives easier- making it easier to keep in touch with our loved ones and keep people filled in on our day-to-day lives. However, with technology comes a dark side where that technology is abused. The social media application Snapchat has been used to humiliate some of the nation’s most vulnerable …

Nursing homes are expected to maintain certain conditions by state and national agencies. Even if these facilities take no federal or state funds and are privately funded, they are still expected to conform to a certain quality of care. In the case of homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding, these funds can be cut …

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are two conditions that affect the elderly. Many of those with this condition are in care facilities. Despite being in supposedly secure facilities, patients with this condition have a tendency to wander. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6 out of 10 patients with the condition will wander. This can put the …

Nursing home facilities require nurses to fill roles on their staff. These nurses are expected to adhere to licensure guidelines and practices. Sadly, this does not always occur. In Massachusetts, state regulators are currently investigating instances where nurses falsified patient records and then lied to cover up their actions. The nurses who allegedly committed these …

Whether you loved one is admitted to a nursing home for short term or long term care, you expect that care to be the best. However, there are times when the kind of care that is expected is not provided. Cases of nursing home abuse and neglect are on the rise, leading to a rise …

Identity theft has become commonplace in the country. The elderly are perhaps one of the most vulnerable groups to having this crime happen to them. However, most people wouldn’t expect a nursing home employee to be behind identity theft. An employee of a Gardendale, Alabama nursing home was arrested after police allege she stole the …

Most of us are taught to treat our elders with respect and dignity. When the time comes to place our older loved ones in a care facility, we hope that their caretakers will treat them with respect and dignity. Sadly, this is not always the case. A nursing home located in Barre, Vermont was closed …

Medical professionals are humans and make human errors at times. These errors can lead to charges of malpractice and neglect on behalf of the medical staff. When such errors are committed in skilled nursing facilities, their patients are more at risk of death or other serious complications. A patient in a northwestern Minnesota nursing home …

Many nursing and care homes have a rigorous screening process when hiring staff. Because these facilities care for some of the most vulnerable patients, they must have processes in place. There are always chances, however, that a person can slip through the cracks and be hired when they shouldn’t have been. In Syracuse, New York, …

It can be hard to recognize the signs of elder abuse. This difficulty can be further complicated in a setting like an emergency room. Studies show that emergency room doctors and staff need to learn how to spot potential elder abuse and report it. According to two studies published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, …