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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 i...

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 neg...

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 o...

There are state agencies that are charged with investigating reports that someone is suffering from elder abuse and neglect. In some states, the Department of Health and Human Services or its equivalent are charged with this. For nursing homes that receive federal funds from Medicare or Medicaid, th...

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 bi...

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 problems ofte...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides a number of protections in the workplace to prevent discrimination against employers by coworkers and bosses. One of these protections is the protection against discrimination based on religion. This prevents the discrimination of empl...

It is only natural to expect people in the medical field, doctors, nurses, and nurse’s aides to act with compassion and sincerity. This might go without saying, especially those caring for the elderly and disabled. There are many times when those who are given the care of the elderly and the disable...

Like other tenants who occupy apartments and other leases, even nursing home residents and patients have rights in the case of eviction. It is unfortunate that many nursing home patients and residents, as well as their advocates, are not aware of the rights that they have to appeal and to fight an e...

In addition to possibly receiving financial compensation, filing an abuse or neglect lawsuit against a nursing facility can result in there being criminal charges. This can also occur in the case of wrongful death lawsuits. Since so many cases of elder abuse and neglect go unreported, this may be th...