Category: Nursing Home Abuse

When parents or other loved ones are unable to care for themselves due to age or illness, they may need round-the-clock care. The decision to move to a nursing home is a tough one. You probably spent a lot of…

When parents or other loved ones get older, they may need specialized or constant care, including that which a nursing home can provide. While the decision to move someone into a nursing home is never easy, finding the right facility…

Moving a parent, grandparent or other loved one into a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions anyone ever makes. We are comforted by the knowledge that the nursing home will take care of our loved one and…

When you are unable to provide the kind of care a family member needs, nursing homes can be the best alternative. These facilities offer supervision, medical attention and social interactions that enable a good quality of life for your loved…

It is difficult to fathom why caretakers would mistreat elderly patients in nursing homes. Yet, alarmingly, a 2012 congressional report found neglect or abuse at one in three nursing homes in the United States. Authorities in Georgia recently charged 21…

When a woman suspected that her 101-year-old grandfather was being mistreated at a Mount Pleasant nursing home in 2012, she contacted a private investigator and suggested that he install a hidden video camera in her grandfather’s room. Concerned that a…

The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home may be difficult and painful. But it is downright frightening to think that the person you care for is vulnerable to abuse. Abuse and neglect of the elderly happens…

An independent watchdog group in South Carolina recently issued a report stating that many residents of the state’s hundreds of community care facilities live in poor conditions, according to The State. In addition, these homes are not receiving sufficient supervision from…