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,...
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Nursing Home Abuse
New York nursing home accused of neglecting residents
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...
Staffing and other problems plague New York state nursing homes
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....
Protecting your loved one from nursing home abuse in New York
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 must now inform families about infections
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,...
U.S. government to address nursing home abuse and negligence
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...
How is nursing home compliance affecting residents?
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...
Study: Nursing home shortages worse in poor neighborhoods
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...
New York nursing home complaints skyrocketed in past two years
Nursing home care is a necessity for many New Yorkers. Their family members make the difficult decision to place their loved one in a facility expecting there to be a standard of care. In addition, they are functioning under the assumption that there will be...
What do I do if I suspect nursing home abuse?
The thought of someone abusing one of our elderly family members is horrific. Unfortunately, stories of nursing home abuse or neglect are not uncommon. If you have a loved one in a nursing home and start seeing signs that make you suspect abuse or neglect, you may not...