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Use of Antipsychotic Medication Still a Way of Life in Many Nursing Homes 26 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
The use of antipsychotics In medical terminology, we have often heard about antipsychotics. In fact, this category of drugs is perhaps the only one that is self-explanatory. Antipsychotics have been ...
Judge Requires Bond While Nursing Home Verdict Is Appealed 19 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
Nursing home negligence resulted in Dorothy’s death Her son Tom Douglas admitted Dorothy Douglas, an 87-year-old woman to the Heartland Nursing Facility in 2009. Being an Alzheimer and Parkinson’s pa...
Hidden Camera Catches Care That Family Wishes It Would Have Never Seen 12 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
The increasing popularity- backed by need- of nursing homes has been tarnished by the rising rate of abuse reported in one out of every three nursing homes in the United States. While these homes have...
Home Based Care Options for Seniors Continue To Progress 5 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
According to a report issued by the World Bank Statistics, the population of senior citizens in the world has been on a steady rise since 1948. This rise has been seen for a number of reasons, the mos...
The Cost Of Nursing Home Care Is Not Always Covered By Medicare 29 Jul 2013 | 06:14 pm
Although nursing homes make much of their profits from payments from Medicare, it is not guaranteed that any nursing home stay will be paid for under this coverage. To qualify for Medicare coverage of...
Importance Of Assigning A Power Of Attorney For End-Of-Life Care 22 Jul 2013 | 06:09 pm
No one wants to think about a time when they will no longer be capable of making their own decisions regarding their medical care and must trust someone else to make end-of-life decisions for them. Ho...
Determining When To Involve Authorities In Suspected Elder Abuse 15 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
Some cases of elder abuse are easier to recognize, making involving the authorities an apparent decision. An elderly person that tells you that their care giver or family member is abusing them and as...
Correlation Between Caregiver Stress And Elder Abuse 8 Jul 2013 | 05:55 pm
Being a caregiver for the elderly can be a difficult and often stressful job, albeit very important and necessary. It can be hard for an individual to put aside their own problems and issues and focus...
Jury Holds Nursing Home Responsible For Negligent Catheter Care 17 Jun 2013 | 06:42 pm
When a loved one transfers to a nursing home, you expect them to be taken care of as well as you wish you were able to do yourself. However, Margaret Smith found out that this is not always the case. ...
Nursing Home Industry Seeks To Protect itself From Lawsuits Arising Out Of Poor Care 12 Jun 2013 | 05:38 pm
When you place a loved one into a nursing home, it is often one of the hardest decisions you have to make in your life. Not only do some people feel as though they are ‘giving up’ on family members, b...
