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When we think of a nursing home, most of us will conjure images of elderly people battling things like Alzheimer’s and dementia or other end-stage illnesses. While that may be the case for some nursing patients, it is certainly not the case for the majority. In fact, a recent study signals that many nursing homes …

When people hear reports of elder abuse and neglect, most people think of this as occurring in institutionalized settings such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The sobering statistics indicate that most instances of elder abuse take place at the hands of family and loved ones. Even fewer of this kind of abuse is …

The statistics of abuse and neglect that take place in a nursing home or assisted living facility are sobering. According to the Nursing Home Abuse Center, a study of 2,000 facilities indicated an abuse rate of 44% and a neglect rate of 95%. Ombudsmen at long-term care facilities state that 7% of their complaints are …

Residents of nursing homes often have a long list of medications that they must take and the responsibility of maintaining these medicines falls to the staff. Most nursing homes have procedures in place to have the utmost assurances that those in their care are receiving the medications that their doctors have prescribed. Sometimes, even the …

Statistics indicate that many instances of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and from caregivers against their charges go unreported. Of those that are reported, many allegations are unable to be proven. The causes of instances go unreported may be because the patient is unable to understand what is going on or may be afraid …

While there are several different kinds of elder abuse, sources differ as to which is the most common form of abuse. One study found that financial mistreatment was the most common kind of elder abuse. Another found emotional abuse to be the most common. Yet another found that physical abuse and neglect were the most …

In the wake of Hurricane Irma, fourteen residents died at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home after a power outage caused the air conditioner not to function. The residents died from heat-related causes. In November, twelve of those deaths were ruled as homicides. In the wake of the tragedy, Governor Rick Scott signed …

When people think of elder abuse or neglect, they most likely think of the abuse taking place at the hands of a caregiver. While this kind of abuse is common and does take place, there is another kind of elder abuse that might be more common. The Bend Bulletin reports that self-neglect may be the …

It should go without saying that it takes a special kind of person to be a nurse. The field requires a kind of patience and love of humanity that not everyone can muster. This might be even more true for those who choose to make their careers out of caring for the elderly, whose health …