Nursing Home Nightmares: Fighting for the Rights of Your Loved Ones

Adult Protective Services (APS)—a social services program through many state or local governments throughout the United States— aids older adults or adults with disabilities. APS workers investigate cases of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes and work closely with medical professionals, physicians, paramedics, nurses, firefighters, and law enforcement officials. Every state has its own ...

Nursing homes are responsible for ensuring the care of your elderly loved one’s physical and medical needs, and that they live in a healthy, safe environment. Unfortunately, the statistics are harrowing. Nursing home abuse is on the rise, and oftentimes residents suffer from malnourishment. If your loved one suffered from sudden weight loss due to ...

Has Your Loved One Been Abused at a VA Community Living Center? In the United States, any man or woman who served in the armed forces has access to Veteran’s Affairs (VA) community living centers. These centers currently provide care to more than 46,000 veterans in more than 130 government-operated nursing homes. While veterans of ...

Negligent and abusive nursing home workers in California will soon face stepped up charges. The state attorney general’s office recently announced plans to crack down on elder abuse by filing criminal charges in more nursing home cases . In California and other states nationwide, criminal trials of nursing home employers or workers are rare, with ...

According to the World Health Organization, one out of every six people 60 years and older has experienced some form of abuse in a community setting in the past year. Moreover, two out of every three staff members in nursing homes or long-term care facilities report that they have committed some kind of abuse in ...

There are many different potential causes of bruising on older adults. Bruises are the result of skin trauma, when forceful physical contact is strong enough to break the blood vessels. The injury appears as a bruise. Certain types of medical treatments, accidents, and abuse can cause bruises on older adults in a nursing home environment. ...

Elder abuse is a serious problem, which can occur in many forms in a nursing home. The mistreatment of the resident can include things like physical harm, sexual abuse, emotional harm, financial abuse, and violations of basic rights. Nursing home residents are vulnerable to abuse. Some individuals have Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia, or ...

Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities could face serious sanctions if they are not compliant with all applicable federal regulations. These sanctions are especially serious if they fail to act after receiving a citation, or they have a history of noncompliance. In most cases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—the agency that ...