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Most New Yorkers have probably never heard of the state long-term care ombudsman. This position was created in response to a command to each state in the federal Older Americans Act to provide protection for people confined to nursing homes, long-term care facilities,...
If your loved one has been injured in a nursing home, then you deserve answers. Given your loved one’s vulnerabilities, they deserve to be treated in the safest fashion possible, and you should be advised when something goes wrong and they end up hurt. In far too many...
When families in southern New York or northern Pennsylvania make the difficult decision to help a loved one move into a nursing home, they expect their loved one to be safe and well cared for. While most nursing homes genuinely try to keep their patients safe,...
Most of us with loved ones in a nursing home assume the facility has enough staff to care for residents, but unfortunately this is not always the case. One recent lawsuit exemplifies the tragedy brought about by nursing home abuse and neglect resulting from...
In New York state, a key to nursing home residents receiving proper care and being in a safe environment may hinge on the proper staff being in place. Hiring the wrong people or not having a full staff to care for the residents’ needs can cause a litany of problems....
As the population in the United States lives longer, there are greater numbers of elderly people in nursing homes. After you shopped around to find the best nursing home possible for your loved one, you hope they are living in a facility where they are treated well,...
Nursing homes frequently have complaints lodged against them because of negligence, abuse or other errors that injure their residents. Unfortunately, family members of the residents often don't know about these problems until they see injuries on their loved ones,...
Many people in New York and across the United States need to place a loved one in a nursing home. They do this because the level of care the person needs is beyond what they can provide. It is also necessary when a person is at an age where they cannot live on their...
Perhaps your loved one is living in a nursing home facility. When you were deciding on which nursing home to choose, undoubtedly, you had a list of strict criteria to make sure that the nursing home was right for your loved one and so that you could walk away with...
Over the past couple years, many sectors of the economy have complained of labor shortages. One hard-hit industry is nursing home care. This is particularly worrisome for the greater community because low staffing at nursing homes puts the residents at risk. There...
