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When we leave our elderly loved ones in a nursing facility, we believe that they will be lovingly and compassionately cared for throughout their stay. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Thousands of nursing home residents are the victims of abuse or neglect and this can cause medical complications and sometimes death. Your loved […]

When the time comes to make the difficult decision about where your elderly parent will live, you will likely go through a range of emotions. You might feel stress, worry, sadness, and even relief when you finally decide. Coming to the realization that you cannot offer them the care and attention they need in their […]

Not all abuse that occurs in nursing homes is physical. Nursing home residents can face emotional, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse at their caregivers’ hands. Sometimes, they face two or more types of abuse at once. Emotional abuse is the use of emotional manipulation to control another individual. It can be used to keep a […]

If you have a loved one currently residing in a nursing home, it is most likely because you and your family feel that this is where he or she can receive the care needed to remain healthy. This care includes mental stimulation and emotional support as well as medical treatment. When a nursing home’s staff […]

There are a lot of ways nursing home residents can suffer from mistreatment at the hands of their caretakers. These include physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial exploitation, sexual abuse, and neglect. Of these types of abuse, neglect is unique in that it is not an overt form of mistreatment, but a lack of appropriate care. […]