In a recent blog posting, I noted the dangers posed against some nursing home residents not by nursing home staff, but by other residents. Residents who have known psychiatric conditions who tend to act violently pose a special threat against other residents. Tragically, a recent event in Florida illustrates this threat. In June, the Jacksonville, read more...
Nursing homes are facing a new population which need to be cared for – the transgendered. The transgendered comprise a growing population, as does the LGBT population in general, of those over age 65. According to one estimate, currently about 1.5 million people over age 65 in the US identify as a part of this read more...
Jean Peters installed a granny cam in her 85-year-old mother’s bedroom. She then watched as her mother was ridiculed by a nursing aide at York Gardens, a senior home in Edina, MN. The aide in the video can be seen repeatedly harassing the women calling her a “grown-a** adult” and tugging violently on her clothes.[1] read more...
A recent ProPublica article identified over three dozen incidents since 2012 where nursing home residents’ dehumanizing or degrading photographs were posted to social media sites. In some of these photographs, the residents were partially or completely naked. 16 incidents involved the social media site, Snapchat, where a photo appears and then disappears within a few read more...
According to the New York State Comptroller, New York needs to change how it fines nursing homes in violation of state law. Currently the laws are failing to protect some of the most vulnerable in society, the elderly. New York has a large elderly population living in nursing homes, with more than 95,000 of citizens read more...
How Bedsores Develop It’s difficult to place a parent or loved one in nursing home. When this time comes, we want the nursing home to take the best care possible of our loved ones, so that they are not injured, harmed, or neglected. Unfortunately, nursing home neglect can sometimes lead to injury, including bedsores (which read more...
When you place a loved one in the care of a nursing home you expect that they will be well taken care of by experienced and attentive staff. You expect that the staff has experience and has been thoroughly trained on systems and procedures necessary to thoroughly and effectively care for nursing home residents. Sadly read more...
As New York nursing home lawyers, many of the injury and neglect cases we see could easily have been prevented with adequately trained staff. Pressure sores, or bed sores as they are more commonly called, usually fall into this category. What are pressure sores? Pressure sores are injuries to the skin that develop when they read more...
Entrusting the care of a parent or loved one to a nursing home or care facility is not easy. Typically it takes hours of research and visits to nursing homes and care facilities before a decision can be made. Most nursing homes and care facilities work hard to win our trust. They tell us that read more...
What Five Actions Must Nursing Homes Take to Provide Proper Care? As New York nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers, we understand the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home or long term care facility is not easy. You want to make sure that your loved one is well taken care of, read more...
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