In nursing homes, staffing levels are a critical factor that directly impacts residents' quality of care. When these facilities are understaffed, the consequences can be severe, affecting the residents' well-being and the staff's performance and morale. Understaffing...
The choice to prescribe medication to a patient is one of the more common solutions for someone's symptoms. There are medications that can help people lose weight, control their blood sugar or lower their blood pressure. Medications can significantly improve someone's...
Nursing home abuse and neglect are serious issues that affect some of the most vulnerable members of society. This kind of mistreatment can take many forms, ranging from physical abuse to neglect of basic needs. Each presents unique risks to residents and challenges...
While most nursing homes fulfill residents’ basic needs, some do not. When a nursing home fails to meet residents’ basic needs, this constitutes nursing home negligence. Suppose you have suspicions that a loved one who resides in a nursing home is suffering from...
Families put a lot of trust in nursing care facilities. They need – and expect – these institutions to provide safe and comfortable environments for their loved ones, along with the necessary medical care they need. Unfortunately, that trust can be misplaced. One of...
Medical malpractice manifests in many forms. Sometimes it looks like a doctor coming to work under the influence of drugs or alcohol and doing something very dangerous. Other times, it might be negligence on the part of a physician that leads to someone having a bad...
One of the biggest problems that affects nursing homes in the U.S. is chronic understaffing. There simply are not enough people on staff to provide the level of care that the residents need. This means that response times to call signals are slower, accidents are more...
When you’re faced with the idea of putting your loved one in a nursing home, it’s already heart-wrenching, but hearing all of the stories out there about nursing home neglect and abuse can make the whole thing terrifying. There’s no question that nursing home neglect...
Is your loved one’s nursing home or other long-term care facility (LTC) prepared for a disaster? You should be able to assume that it is. However, there have been multiple cases throughout the country wherein vulnerable elderly people were transferred to unsafe...
After 40 weeks of gestation and possibly a day or longer in labor, a new mother will want nothing more than to hold her healthy newborn baby. Unfortunately, some mothers who have just gone through the trials of childbirth learn shortly thereafter that something went...