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We may not be able to put a stop to nursing home and elder abuse for all elderly people, but we can certainly protect the ones we love from such abuse. Imagine your mother or father is in a nursing home. You’re probably worried about the care that he or she is receiving when…

Many nursing residents are frail. They may be in an assisted living facility for this exact reason — they need help and proper care to stay safe. Although some nursing home falls can’t be prevented, they are too common an occurrence among elderly residents who should be monitored and cared for by trained staff….

When it comes time to find a nursing facility for a parent, you can expect the task to be very difficult. You want to pick the right place, somewhere that is a good fit for them and close enough that you can get there quickly in case of an emergency. You also want to…

There are many things that nursing home residents and their loved ones have to worry about. One of these is whether or not they are getting the correct medications at the correct times. There are many things that can go wrong with medication administration in these care facilities. One study that was done overseas…

Your family member has started complaining about a sore that isn’t healing. You are surprised because he or she is in a nursing facility. The staff at the nursing home should be checking up on the problem, but it doesn’t seem like they are too concerned. At your next visit to the nursing home,…

Older people in Chicago, Illinois, often find themselves in need of caregivers. That need may result in them moving into a nursing home. Unfortunately nursing home abuse, along with abuse of older people in other situations, is appallingly common. Worldwide, approximately 1 in 6 older people experience abuse in some form, according to research…

Wandering and elopement are serious concerns for the families of some Illinois nursing home residents, particularly those who suffer from dementia. Are enough safety precautions in place to prevent elderly and disabled adults from going missing? In April, the Chicago Tribune reported that a 64-year-old resident of Countryside Nursing Home in Dolton went missing…

When adult daughters and sons arrange for their parents to live in a Chicago, Illinois, nursing home, they presume that the basics, like food, water and temperature control will be taken care of by the staff of the facility. Any failure on the part of the staff to take care of those basics, which…

Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility is never easy. But the decision is often mitigated by the idea that your loved one will receive a level of care and supervision that you and your family are not able to provide. So, imagine the horror…

A loved one who is in a nursing home isn’t there because it is fun. Instead, residents are in nursing homes because they need help with basic tasks and aren’t able to live life alone. Residents of nursing homes deserve to receive quality care. They have lived long lives and deserve to finish out…