A study published March 31, 2011 in the New England Journal of Medicine attempts to examine the relationship between Quality of Care Indicators in Nursing Homes and the risk of a lawsuit. The report concluded that nursing homes with more deficiencies and with more serious deficiencies had higher odds of being sued. The odds of […]
Modern medicine has made great advances in its ability to provide relief and treatment for individuals suffering the effects of psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety, and many older Americans certainly suffer from these conditions and can obtain benefits from psychotropic medications engineered to treat those conditions. Unfortunately, however, many nursing homes misuse and
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It is no secret that, when it comes to vocations, attorneys do not enjoy the greatest affection society-wide, and the thought of contacting an attorney for any reason is, for many people, on par with going to the dentist or shopping for a new car. Of course, there are all kinds of attorneys with all
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Elder neglect is insidious for many reasons, not the least of which is that it often goes unnoticed, unreported, and unlitigated, even though the elders who are victimized by neglect suffer nonetheless. Statistics indicate that, while 1 in 10 seniors experience elder abuse, fewer than 1 in 6 of those cases is ever reported. If
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A recent study by the financial resource center wallethub.com reported that California has the highest prevalence of elder abuse in the nation. The study also found that California had fewer public resources available than most other states to combat elder abuse, placing it at number 39 on a list of 50 states and the District
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A study published by the American Journal of Infection Control found the correlation between low staffing levels in a nursing home and failure to follow infection control protocols. It has long been argued in nursing home neglect cases that having sufficient numbers of qualified staff is the most important factor in ensuring good patient outcomes.
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Pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores or decubitus ulcers, affect around 2.5 million Americans each year, often becoming a critical concern in elder care settings. For families and caregivers, understanding the three primary challenges related to pressure ulcers—prevention, identification and staging, and treatment—is vital in safeguarding the health and comfort of their loved ones. 1.
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Elderly and infirm residents of nursing homes are at an increased risk of malnutrition and dehydration for a myriad of reasons, most significantly because they frequently cannot monitor their own intake of food and water. A study completed in 2006 by the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly found that “Nutrition is a major problem
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Arbitration is a legal process that was once mostly confined to disputes involving unions, professional guilds, and large-scale business conflicts where the players wanted to stay out of the headlines. But, more and more, large businesses are using arbitration as a way to defeat ordinary consumers from being able to pursue their rights in court.
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Bedsores, or “pressure ulcers” as they are referred to in the medical community, are serious medical problems for the tens of thousands of nursing home residents who suffer from them. In essence, a bedsore is a “wound caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin” and usually develop over the elbow, heel, hip, shoulder, tailbone, buttocks,
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