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Main Takeaways: Immobility in the elderly can be the result of physical injuries, medical conditions, or the patient’s mental health. Common effects of immobility include constipation, muscle deterioration, and shallow...

When you have a family member in a nursing home, there are already many issues to worry about in terms of nursing home negligence. Most of these shortcomings focus on nursing home management and staff, however other residents...

An intellectually disabled Texas man entered a Lubbock community in September following residence in a low-quality Iowa establishment for three decades. Having worked at a turkey processing plant for 41 cents per hour, the...

If you have an elderly relative, you’ve probably considered whether or not placing them in a nursing home is the best way to go. You may worry that they will not be taken care of in the way you expect, and maybe you have...

The nursing home industry is changing. Companies that operate nursing homes are becoming increasingly interested in attracting short-term baby boomer patients instead of the traditional older, long-term residents. Two Types of...

A terrible thing is happening at some nursing homes throughout the country.  They are evicting some of their most vulnerable residents. These residents are being tossed out because the nursing homes want to make more money...

Today’s post is a follow up to a recent blog post discussing how a nursing home company in the United Kingdom plans to install cameras in the private rooms of residents who elect for the camera in their rooms. Our last post...

Elopement and wandering incidents are major safety concerns for the elderly residing in a home.  Wandering, in particular, is sometimes considered to be a pathology.  Residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have an...

Nursing home negligence and abuse undoubtedly occur in many nursing homes across the United States, each and every day. Abuse can take many forms, such as the development of bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, physical abuse,...