According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent of the 1.7 million nursing home beds are filled in the United States each year, while the baby boomer generation will provoke a substantial increase in nursing home use in the next 20 to 30 years....
When you put a loved one in a nursing home, you only have their best intentions in mind. More often than not, it’s when your loved one is in need of additional medical attention and assistance that you turn to this means of care, so the last thing that crosses your...
Moving your loved one into a nursing home is a life-changing experience — for the both of you. You want to make this transition as smooth and easy as possible, but if this is your first time doing this for a loved one, how can you best prepare the both of you for life...
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you want to know that they are being taken care of and that they’re in good, safe hands. Nursing home abuse is often the last thing that crosses our minds when it comes to the care of our loved ones, but it’s more common than...
Nursing home abuse toward the elderly is a substantial problem in the U.S. that is usually hidden in the shadows. About 2 million cases of elderly abuse are reported every year, and that pans out to about one out of every 10 seniors who will be affected by some sort...
More than one out of four cases of serious nursing home abuse is not reported to police, despite federal and state laws that mandate law enforcement be immediately contacted about these cases. The alarming revelation was reported in a preliminary alert on Aug. 24 by...
