Nursing home abuse can take many forms. Sometimes abuse is intentional, but medical professionals may also make medication errors, which can affect patients and their family members. Nurses and physicians must be vigilant when they collect, organize, and disburse medication to patients in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. If you or a family member…

Nursing homes are trusted to keep an eye on their residents, especially those with serious health conditions or cognitive problems. But when a facility fails to supervise its residents, they can end up lost and deprived of the critical care they need. In some cases, residents leave the facility grounds altogether and put themselves at…

Nursing home abuse is often thought of in terms of physical or emotional harm inflicted upon the elderly. Unfortunately, another form of such abuse is financial. Nursing home residents are often seen as targets by dishonest caregivers wishing to exploit them for their own gain. But the problem of financial nursing home abuse usually goes…

We trust nursing homes to care for our parents and other relatives at a stage of their lives when they need it most. Tragically, some nursing home employees betray this trust by engaging in abuse – including sexual abuse – of these most vulnerable members of society. Sexual abuse is intolerable. If your loved one…

The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of nursing home residents. According to the New York Times, one-third of all coronavirus deaths in the United States were of nursing home residents or workers. As the lockdowns begin to thaw and Americans slowly return to a sense of normalcy, nursing home abuse and neglect will,…