A number of years ago, there was a consensus in the medical community on the need for public disclosure around certain adverse events or procedures that should simply never happen in the profession. Called ‘never events’, these errors in procedure or judgement could...
Nursing home injuries are defined as any type of physical harm that occurs to an elderly person while they’re residents at a long-term care facility. Nursing home residents are obviously more prone to injury risk, especially due to falls. Families place loved ones in...
When you take a loved one to a nursing home facility, you expect top care and professionalism from the staff. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. If you fear your loved one is the victim of nursing abuse and neglect, you may have a case. Before you can decide...
More than 1.4 million people age 65 and older reside at a nursing home according to the National Center for Health Statistics. With that many elderly residents occupying nursing homes across the country – and an estimated 100 percent increase in occupancy by 2030 –...
