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Understanding COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and What Facilities Can Do
August 18, 2020
The current coronavirus infection, known as COVID-19, is a pandemic. This viral, respiratory infection is in at least 114 countries and has killed over 555,000 people according to the World Health Organization. The coronavirus has proven to be particularly deadly for elderly individuals, especially those in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. It can […]
Read moreNew COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Residents of Nursing Homes and Families
April 1, 2020
Source: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Consumer Voice has recently released a new publication: COVID-19, and Nursing Homes: What Residents and Families Need to Know. This consumer factsheet is designed to inform both residents and their families about steps the federal government has taken to reduce the spread of the virus, […]
Read morePreparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes
March 19, 2020
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A new respiratory disease – coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – is spreading globally and there have been instances of COVID-19 community spread in the United States. The general strategies CDC recommends to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in LTCF are the same strategies these facilities use every day […]
Read moreNursing Home Abuse Statistics You Should Know
February 24, 2020
Source: Nursing Home Abuse Justice Nursing Home Abuse Statistics Overview As many as 5,000,000 elders are abused each year. It is thought that 1 in 10 elders over the age of 60 have been abused. One study reported that as many as 24.3% of residents experienced at least one instance of physical abuse while […]
Read moreSome Nursing Homes Are Illegally Evicting Elderly and Disabled Residents Who Can’t Afford to Pay
January 16, 2020
Source: NBC News | Katie Engelhart When Jamie Moore arrived home on a Thursday evening in March, she was surprised to find her mother-in-law in her living room. Glenda Moore, 67, had been sitting in her wheelchair for hours. Without anyone to help her to the bathroom, she’d had an accident. She was also having […]
Read moreNursing Home Neglect: Financial Abuse
August 5, 2019
If your loved one currently resides in a nursing home or assisted care facility, it is important to remain aware of possible instances of elder abuse or neglect that could occur. Unfortunately, abuse of the elderly can take form in a multitude of ways. It is important to be aware of your elderly loved one’s […]
Read moreDehydration and Malnutrition Signs in Nursing Homes Residents
May 16, 2019
Everyone wants their loved ones to be safe when being placed in a nursing home, however, there is an unfortunate possibility of abuse or neglect that loved ones should always be aware of. Some of the most common types of neglect are malnutrition and dehydration, which can ultimately become deadly. Below we will discuss some […]
Read moreSenators Ramp Up Outrage Over Nursing Home Abuse
March 27, 2019
Source: Sarah Elizabeth Adler, AARP Lawmakers expressed outrage at widespread reports of abuse and neglect in the nation’s nursing homes at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, noting that resident mistreatment has been a problem for decades despite regulatory reforms and attempts at improved government oversight. “Seniors in nursing homes are among the people […]
Read moreMaryland’s Nursing Homes Fall Short Of Nation’s Best
February 4, 2019
Source: Deb Belt | Patch National Staff Placing a loved one in a nursing home is among the hardest decisions you’ll ever make. Here’s how nursing homes in Maryland stack up. Putting Mom or Dad in a nursing home is one of the most complicated and emotionally painful decisions you may ever have to make. […]
Read moreHow To Report Nursing Home Abuse in Maryland
January 17, 2019
All nursing home facilities in Maryland are licensed and regulated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Code of Maryland Regulations outlines the duties and standards nursing homes must adhere to, and specifically restricts activities and behaviors that could harm residents. When caretakers fail to adhere to these rules, your loved one could […]
Read moreMaryland Settles With Nursing Homes That Discharged Patients
November 9, 2018
Source: Washington Post, Savannah Williams and Brooks Dubose | AP ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The state of Maryland on Thursday announced a $2.2 million settlement in its suit against the owners of Neiswanger Management Services, a nursing home company that routinely discharged patients when their Medicare coverage ran out and they had no income for further care. Capital […]
Read moreWhere to Find and Compare Nursing Home Ratings
October 15, 2018
Whether you’re looking for the right nursing home facility for a loved one or doing some more research into a nursing home a loved one is currently in, the process can become a struggle. On-site inspections conducted by official state health professionals, in order to assess compliance with federal standards of care, are the best […]
Read moreAvoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands to Gruesome Deaths
October 15, 2018
No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal, but the toll is enormous. Source: by Fred Schulte, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune / Sep. 6, 2018 Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father’s lower back as he […]
Read moreMedicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Patients
August 29, 2018
Source: Jordan Rau | Kaiser Health News “Oh my God, we dropped her!” Sandra Snipes said she heard the nursing home aides yell as she fell to the floor. She landed on her right side where her hip had recently been replaced. She cried out in pain. A hospital clinician later discovered her hip was […]
Read more‘Like A Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed Through New Records
August 29, 2018
Source: Jordan Rau | Kaiser Health News Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families that staffing levels were often inadequate. The records for the first time reveal frequent and significant fluctuations in day-to-day staffing, […]
Read moreMedicare Lowers Ratings of 1,400 Nursing Homes due to Staffing Concerns
August 29, 2018
Source: Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lucas | Kaiser Health News Medicare has lowered its star ratings for staffing levels in 1 in 11 of the nation’s nursing homes — almost 1,400 of them — because they either had inadequate numbers of registered nurses or failed to provide payroll data that proved they had […]
Read moreWhat Are the Different Types of Elder Abuse?
February 6, 2018
Elder abuse can be defined as a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. (World Health Organization, 2002) Elder abuse can take various forms, via intentional or unintentional neglect including physical, emotional, […]
Read moreFive Questions to Ask When Choosing a Nursing Home
December 26, 2017
Sometimes the need for a nursing home comes unexpectedly. Other times, it is a transition that can be planned over an extended period of time. Regardless of the situation, choosing the right home can be a challenge. Few milestones in life are harder than deciding whether nursing home care makes sense and if so, […]
Read moreMedical Malpractice in Maryland
August 29, 2017
What is medical malpractice? Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider neglects to provide a patient with an appropriate treatment or gives substandard treatment that leads to injury or death. In Maryland, a health care provider can be medically negligent if they injure or treat a patient below the industry standard of care. In […]
Read moreWhat is the difference between Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect?
July 25, 2017
There are far too many instances where seniors are mistreated under the protection of a licensed care facility. The terms ‘abuse’ and ‘neglect’ are commonly interchanged when referring to the mistreatment of a senior. Though similar, abuse and neglect hold two very different meanings. ABUSE is the deliberate cause of emotional or physical pain. The term […]
Read moreHow to Know if Your Loved One is a Victim of Nursing Home Negligence
June 9, 2017
How to Know if Your Loved One is a Victim of Nursing Home Negligence More than one million geriatric men and women currently reside in a nursing home.[1] That’s more than one million grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, mothers, and fathers living in the care of men and women you have entrusted with their health and […]
Read moreNursing Home Fractures and Falls
February 15, 2017
Many seniors move into nursing care facilities because they are no longer able to care for themselves on a day-to-day basis. Residents commonly struggle with mobility, putting them at risk of falling. Falls are one of the most common injuries among seniors although most are completely preventable. A few common events that can occur at […]
Read moreSenior Abuse Signs
January 5, 2017
Many have elderly loved ones whose care we have entrusted with the staff at an assisted living facility or nursing home. Although placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision, it is one that many families are faced with. Despite countless hours of research, numerous visits, and multiple interviews with […]
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