Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse

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Nursing Home & Assisted Care Abuse Articles:

• Nursing Home Brain Injuries
  Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) occur when the brain suffers direct impact, causing it to move around in the skull, or when the skull is broken. These types of injuries can occur in New York car accidents, especially when victims are subjected to whiplash...
• Improper Medication in Nursing Homes
  Many New York seniors depend on medications each day. These medications may eliminate their pain, help them relax, prevent dangerous illnesses and infections, or keep crucial organs functioning....
• Restraints in Nursing Homes
  It is horrifying to discover that your elderly family member has been physically restrained at the nursing home. There is no doubt that your mind is probably filled with questions – were physical restraints necessary? Did the New York nursing home misuse...
• About Nursing Home Abuse
  The last thing you want to hear if you have an elderly family member living in a New York nursing home is that facility has received a poor rating. According to a USA Today analysis of new government data, one in five of the country’s 15,700 nursing home...
• Neglect in Assisted Living Facility
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• Assault by Resident in Nursing Home
  Nursing home residents could be in grave danger and you would be surprised by the cause. People living in these facilities have been known to suffer major injuries from assaults by other residents. This problem is significant and it is often linked to ne...
• Unsanitary Conditions
  When nursing home residents are forced to sleep in dirty bedding or are not washed following exposure to bodily fluids, the outcome can be deadly. Unsanitary conditions, such as the ones just described, can result in life threatening bedsores, infections and o...
• Forced Isolation & Abuse
  Nursing home abuse can come in many forms, from physical assault to financial exploitation. It can also manifest as forced isolation, which is a type of mental nursing home abuse....
• Over Medication Injuries
  Prescription drugs are a fact of life for many elderly patients of area nursing homes. These medications help them stay alive, perform crucial daily functions, and reduce pain and discomfort....
• Neglect and Bed Rails
  Bed rails are designed to protect vulnerable adults, by providing a barrier to prevent a major fall. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the very device that was meant to provide protection is actually causing harm. ...
• Broken Hip in Nursing Home
  Broken hips are a part of life for many elderly people. When we grow old, we lose coordination and our bones weaken, making us especially susceptible to falling and fracturing our hips. A broken hip can be a life-threatening injury for elderly people in nursin...
• Falling in a Nursing Home
  Nursing homes are supposed to be a place where our elderly loved ones can feel safe. Living alone can be dangerous for senior citizens, so they are often put in the care of workers who will make sure they have all they need. Unfortunately, many people are inju...
• Dehydration & Neglect on Long Island
  Dehydration is a major problem in nursing homes across the New York and Long Island area. Seniors in nursing homes are being neglected; they are not being given sufficient liquids to drink, and they are not being monitored for early symptoms of dehydration. In...
• Forced Isolation in New York Nursing Homes
  When members of our society get older, they have to deal with loss. This may come in the form of loss of physical abilities, loss of employment or purpose, and oftentimes loss of friends and relatives. These losses can make life both difficult and lonely....
• Product Liability By Way of Medical Malpractice: The Quaid Twins
  LOS ANGELES - Actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins were among three patients accidentally given 1,000 times the common dosage of a blood thinner, but hospital officials said none of the overdose victims had suffered any ill effects. ...
• Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
  Making the decision to send your parents or older relatives to a nursing home is a difficult one. It isn’t uncommon to feel a sense of guilt for doing so. But the fact is, most Americans live demanding lives and simply don’t have the time to devote all the nec...

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