Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse
Common Issues in Nursing Homes to Watch For
Making the decision to place a loved one into a nursing home is extremely difficult. Unfortunately, seniors often require round-the-clock care that family members are unable to provide. It is impossible to know for sure if your loved one will suffer from nursing home abuse when you admit them into a long-term care facility…. Read More »
What Misdiagnoses are Common in Nursing Homes?
According to the National Library of Medicine, approximately 1 in 20 adult patients will receive a misdiagnosis at some point in their lives. While anyone can suffer harm due to a misdiagnosis, these medical mistakes are particularly dangerous for elderly nursing home residents. Nursing home residents depend on the medical professionals and staff members… Read More »
Understanding Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes
Of all the many different types of abuse that occurs in nursing homes, emotional abuse is perhaps the most common. While emotional abuse does not leave the same physical marks and scars as other types of abuse, it does just as much damage. Nursing home residents may not understand that this type of abuse… Read More »
Common Mistakes when Filing a Nursing Home Abuse Claim, and How to Avoid Them
If your loved one has suffered abuse while in a nursing home, financial compensation cannot undo their injuries, including their emotional trauma. However, the compensation obtained from a lawsuit can help pay for your loved one’s medical expenses, pain and suffering, and more. To obtain the full and fair compensation your loved one needs,… Read More »
What Safety Issues are Common in Nursing Homes?
While no one wants to think about it, safety issues are far more common in nursing homes than many people think. Thousands of safety issues and concerns in these facilities are reported every year. If you think your loved one has been injured due to a safety issue in their nursing home, you may… Read More »
How Do Nursing Home Residents Become Overmedicated?
After making the difficult decision to admit your loved one into a nursing home, you trust and expect that they will receive the support and care they need. Sadly, nursing home abuse is more common than people think. While nursing home abuse takes many forms, overmedication is quite widespread. There are many reasons residents… Read More »
Startling Florida Nursing Home Abuse Stats
It is a sad fact that nursing home abuse and neglect is very common. Even when they are not receiving the care and support they should, residents in these facilities often do not come forward with reports of abuse. They are sometimes embarrassed or ashamed, or they may not have the mental capacity to… Read More »
How to Report Nursing Home Abuse in Florida
No one wants to think about it, but there are many reasons you or your family may have to report nursing home abuse. Although nursing homes should provide a safe living environment for seniors, fraud, neglect, and abuse are all too common in these facilities. If you feel as though your loved one is… Read More »
Examples of Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes
Nursing home residents are dependent on the care of their nurses, doctors, and other staff members in the facility. Depending on the condition of their health, they may not be able to understand if they are not being treated fairly by those entrusted to care for them. Even when residents know that they are… Read More »
Common Types of Nurse Negligence in Nursing Homes
Under Florida law, nursing homes are required to have a minimum number of certified nurses and nursing assistants. Facilities are required to have licensed nurses on staff that can provide a minimum of one hour of direct care per resident every day. Facilities must also ensure there is a minimum certified nursing assistant staffing… Read More »
