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When you place someone you love into a nursing home, it’s your expectation that they will receive the appropriate care that they need. In flu season, and at times when there may be the risk of passing an illness from one resident or worker to another, you would hope that sanitation would be of…

As people grow older, they are more likely to suffer from illnesses such as skin infections. These infections are preventable, and in most cases treatable. Unfortunately, when a nursing home isn’t providing quality care, the illness may get worse. Cellulitis is one of the major skin issues and infections that may affect the elderly….

For a variety of reasons, the number of people visiting nursing homes has reduced since COVID started in 2020. Visiting loved ones in nursing homes is essential, though, because it creates a kind of checks and balances system for the nursing home community. When people visit their relatives in a nursing home, they are…

Living around a major city like Chicago, you see people and drivers of all kinds. You see drivers who are exhausted from trying to deliver goods across the country, teens on field trips and families heading to work and school. The thing about city traffic is that it has a high potential for collisions….

After you got into a car crash, you thought that you’d be fine. You were badly hurt, but with the appropriate medical care, you thought that you’d be able to heal and get back to living your life normally. That hasn’t been the case. Even though you appear fine physically, you have severe, chronic…

If you’ve placed a loved one in a nursing home knowing that they have dementia, you know how much support they need. They may have unusual changes in behavior, such as aggressive tendencies, or could struggle to remember simple things, like how to eat dinner. When you think about their care, what you hope…

Nursing homes shouldn’t be dangerous places, but they can be. There are many common complaints that patients and their families have, including poor food quality, slow responses to calls and staff-related issues. As someone who wants your loved one to be as safe as possible, it is important that you look into these possible…

When you were heading out on a drive, you were just hoping to get some fresh air. You wanted to take a break from your work and cruise around. You didn’t expect that anything would go wrong. It was early in the evening, so the idea that a drunk driver would hit you never…

If you’ve seen the expectations set by trucking companies, you may be surprised by how far drivers are meant to go on a shift. Of course, the distance has to be reasonable, but the idea of driving for 8 to 10 hours without much of a break can be difficult to imagine. It’s clear…

Nursing homes have an obligation to their clients. They need to take steps to keep the residents safe. In the winter, that includes keeping floors dry and ice out of community areas where people could fall and get hurt. Medical facilities need to be held to a higher standard than others, because they are…