Category: Nursing Home Abuse

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of all traumatic brain injury-related hospitalizations result from falls. For adults over 65, falls are...

Prolonged pressure on the skin can cut off blood flow and lead to a type of ulcer called a bedsore, which is not only painful...

According to an article from the New York Times, some families want to install cameras inside nursing homes. For many, this would alleviate worries of...

The coronavirus has killed at least 5,403 nursing home residents in New York since the outbreak hit the U.S. Families of the deceased want to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit New York especially hard – and its elderly residents even harder. And a new discovery announced by New York City...

Though most cases of financial abuse of the elderly occur within the family, sometimes a nursing home caretaker will attempt to exploit a resident. Elderly...

As people age, their bones naturally become more brittle, especially in those who suffer from osteoporosis. Additionally, older people gradually lose muscle mass, negatively affecting...

According to the National Council on Aging, about 1 in 10 nursing home residents over 60 have experienced some form of abuse in nursing homes. It...

A 2004 National Nursing Home Survey found that nearly 1.5 million elderly Americans live in about 16,000 nursing homes. With crowded nursing homes comes an...

Bedsores are alarmingly common in American nursing homes. According to a National Nursing Home Survey by the CDC, about 11% of nursing home residents had...

When we send a loved one to a nursing home, we expect that they will receive the highest quality of care and attention from their...

We often hear of older relatives or friends falling and injuring their hips. But many people are unaware that this injury often devastates the victim....