Making the choice to place your loved one in a nursing home facility was likely not an easy decision to make. As you know, not all nursing facilities are created...
Read moreWhile there are many adequate nursing homes in the U.S. that take pride in caring for our nation’s elders, there are also many inadequate facilities that do not properly care for their...
Read moreNursing home residents, as well as patients who are staying at hospitals, are often supposed to remain in a sedentary position either in a bed or wheelchair as they recover...
Read moreFamilies often face the hard choice of placing elderly relatives in nursing homes to receive specialized care. When loved ones enter a nursing home or assisted living facility, families expect...
Read moreWhen an elderly person falls, it’s definitely a cause for concern. Even if they aren’t injured, a fall can be a sign of a more serious condition such as dehydration or vertigo. For that...
Read moreOne of the most important factors in evaluating a nursing home for an elderly family member is the care plan the facility implements and follows. Quality care in these settings...
Read moreFor many residents in a nursing home, swallowing food can be difficult, which means staff must closely monitor and assist with their nutritional intake, and an Illinois nursing home abuse...
Read moreAccording to a 2009 study, incontinence affects over 50 percent of nursing home residents across the country. Incontinence, defined as the loss of bladder or bowel control, in elderly nursing home patients...
Read moreAnticoagulation therapy makes use of drugs [called anticoagulants] that reduce the body’s ability to form blood clots. These drugs are able to do this by inhibiting the production of Vitamin...
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