Blog - Page 21

Elder abuse, like any form of abuse, can happen to anyone. Financial elder abuse is especially on the uptick – and the perpetrators of this form of abuse aren’t typically the staff at nursing homes. Those who commit financial elder abuse are typically family members. Even celebrities can become vict...

A new way to reimburse Florida’s Medicare expenses has just passed the Senate budget panel.  Now, nursing homes use the outdated system of submitting expense reports and waiting for reimbursements.  As WJCT.com reports, the new system is expected to take a more proactive approach, but opponents clai...

Residents of nursing homes often have needs that are time-consuming for staff members. Some patients require around the clock observation, especially when eating to prevent incidents of choking. The Chicago Tribune reports that one nursing home failed to provide this critical observation for a patie...

According to a report by Fox News, facial injuries are common in nursing homes. The majority of these injuries are caused when the resident slips and falls. The Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit conducted a study where the research team determined the number and cause of facial in...

Nurses, whether they are a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN) or even just a nurse’s aide, are expected to care for the patients they watch over. That care includes knowing when they are in pain and reporting when a patient’s status changes to the doctor. They are also require...

When we hear of nursing home abuse, most people think of a senior citizen being abused by an employee. That does happen, but there is often another source of nursing home abuse, reports Yahoo Finance: other residents. Even if it is another resident, a nursing home that allows this kind of abuse to o...

NewAmercianMedia.org reports that the most common perpetrators of financial elder abuse are family members. Their crimes range from stealing social security checks to taking over assets and using them for their own means. Seniors who have been the victims of this type of abuse often feel guilt that ...

It was well known that President Trump and Republican members of Congress are opposed the Affordable Care Act. Plans to repeal and gut the act are already underway and unfortunately, one of the most vulnerable populations may just be one ending up having their access to long-term care jeopardized. A...

Nursing homes often have arbitration agreements preventing lawsuits. However, some family members still manage to sue nursing homes for the wrongful deaths of their loved ones. In one such case, the nursing home settled at the last minute to avoid a trial as the Augusta Chronicle reports. An Augu...

When a patient passes away in a nursing home, there may not always be an investigation into the death of the patient. However, when an investigation does occur, the investigating entity requires nursing home records. Sometimes, the nursing homes are reluctant to release these records. One nursing ho...