The staffing levels and practices in a nursing home are intrinsically linked to the overall quality of care provided to residents. The expertise, availability, and attentiveness of the staff directly...
Introduction Nursing homes are meant to be safe spaces for elderly and vulnerable patients to receive the care they need. Over the past decade, the digital age has provided a...
The Significance of Nursing Home Patient Rights As a nursing home patient, you have the legal right to receive high-quality care and to be treated with dignity and respect. These...
Ensuring nursing homes are adequately staffed is essential for providing quality care to residents, and preventing nursing home neglect. Unfortunately, nursing homes across the country suffer from understaffing and neglect...
Nursing home care is an essential part of our healthcare system. Families need a safe, comfortable environment for elderly family members who may be unable to live independently or are...
Recent news accounts have served as stark reminders for nursing home patients, families of patients, and everyone else that the nursing home industry is corrupted by a culture which brazenly...
In our last two articles, we have discussed how dehydration is a silent form of neglect (and sometimes abuse) in nursing homes, and how dehydration is associated with understaffing and...
In our last article, we discussed how nursing homes that allow patients to become significantly dehydrated may be committing a form of silent patient neglect. In this article, we will...
Dehydration is a form of nursing home neglect. Nursing home neglect can manifest itself in many in different ways. Studies have found that 1 out of every 3 nursing home...
Wrongful Death Claim filed with Indiana Department of Insurance VALPARAISO, IN– The family of a former patient of Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation has filed a wrongful death claim against the...