Your Loved One Was Injured and the Nursing Home Said What?
When nursing home residents suffer injuries from abuse and neglect, facilities often attempt to hide injuries by lying to family members and covering up intentional wrongdoings to protect their own interests. Neglect and Abuse Causes Injury and Death Elderly adults in nursing homes and long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable to injuries from neglect and abuse by facility staff members and personal caregivers. Elderly nursing home residents rely on staff members in nursing homes to take care of their daily needs and protect them from harm. Many elderly [...]
Was the Nursing Home At Fault for Your Loved One’s Choking Death?
Caretaker neglect and abuse contribute to many choking deaths among nursing home residents. If a nursing home fails to protect a resident from harm, it can be held liable for the resident’s death. Choking Deaths in Nursing Homes Between 2007 and 2010, over 2,200 elderly adults age 65 and older died from choking on food. In 2015, more than 5,000 elderly adults died from choking, and 2,848 victims were over the age of 74. The three most common causes of death associated with choking were Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s [...]
Your Rights As a Nursing Home Resident in Nevada
Skilled nursing homes in Nevada are governed by federal and state regulations that give residents certain rights related to medical care and services, daily living needs, financial affairs, and personal safety. Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Residents Skilled nursing homes must follow federal and state regulations when operating. Since skilled nursing facilities’ services are paid primarily by Medicare and Medicaid funding, residents are protected by federal laws. Unlike privately owned and operated nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and retirement homes, skilled facilities provide professional medical services from doctors, [...]
The Impact of Drug Abusers Working in Nursing Homes
Chemical dependence by nursing home staff can jeopardize patient care. It often results in impaired judgment, an increased number of medical mistakes, the neglect of residents, and the diversion of medications for the nurse’s own use. A growing number of nursing home staff members are suffering from drug addiction, partially due to easy access to prescription narcotics that are stocked for residents. Nursing Home Staff Addicted to Drugs Staff drug abuse is a concern in nursing homes around the country. It is linked to many cases of neglect [...]
What You Need to Know About Financial Exploitation in Nursing Homes
Nursing home caregivers, family, and friends often exploit the elderly by taking money, credit cards, personal possessions, and property without consent. When nursing home residents are victims of financial exploitation, they can lose their financial security and are placed at risk of involuntary discharge from the facility for nonpayment. Financial Exploitation of Elderly Adults Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse, impacting at least 5 million elderly people in the United States annually. Elderly adults lose billions of dollars each year to people who prey [...]
5 Frequently Asked Questions About Elder Abuse
When elder abuse is suspected, families are often plagued with a variety of questions about the warning signs of maltreatment, how to protect their loved ones, and what to do when physical or emotional harm is discovered. What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse and neglect perpetrated by family members, personal caregivers, and nursing home facilities causes serious harm and often results in death for victims. Elderly adults who experience abuse have a 300 percent higher risk of death compared to elders who are not abused. It’s estimated that [...]
Abandoned at the Nursing Home: Residents Could Have Perished
California officials allege that staff members and administrators in two retirement facilities in Santa Rosa abandoned residents during last October’s wildfires in Northern California. Residents Abandoned During the 2017 Sonoma County fires in Northern California, two nursing homes abandoned residents as out-of-control wildfires threatened surrounding areas. The two nursing home facilities were located in the city of Santa Rosa which suffered major home and property devastation from the fires. The Villa Capri, an 80-resident facility, and the Varenna at Fountaingrove, a neighboring facility, are part of Oakmont Senior [...]
Who Is Liable for Nursing Home Bullying?
Bullying incidents create a chaotic living environment for residents and injury liabilities for nursing home facilities. In nursing homes, up to 20 percent of residents experience bullying and hostile, disruptive, and inappropriate behaviors by other residents. Resident-to-Resident Abuse Negligence or the failure to use reasonable care as required by state and federal laws will likely leave a nursing home facility or staff open to liability for resident injuries that occur. Research from Cornell Medical Center shows that aggressive behaviors like bullying, yelling, pushing, and fighting are a common [...]
Getting Help with Elder Abuse
Getting help with elder abuse and neglect can prevent injuries and death. Every year in the United States, over 500,000 cases of elder abuse are reported to authorities and many more cases go unreported. The Warning Signs of Elder Abuse and Neglect Elder abuse and neglect can occur under a number of circumstances, but spotting the warning signs and getting help can protect loved ones and prevent future abuse. Abuse and neglect can occur in an elderly person’s home, a family member’s home, a nursing home, or an [...]
The Emotional Consequences of Nursing Home Abuse [infographic]
The emotional consequences of nursing home abuse vary and are often significant, sometimes leading to severe mental health problems, a substantial decline in the victim’s physical health, and even death. (Article continues below infographic) ______ The Impact of Nursing Home Abuse In nursing homes and long-term care facilities, 44 percent of residents report that they have been victims of some type of physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual abuse while receiving care at a facility. Although some signs of abuse show up as bruises, cuts and abrasions, broken bones, [...]
