Nursing Home Abuse Advocate

Nursing Home Abuse Advocate

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Tag Archives: Family Resources

Are You On The Hook For Footing Your Loved One’s Nursing Home Bill?

Posted in Family Resources
A recent article in Forbes, Howard Glickman, discusses a decision from Pennsylvania where the court determined the son of a nursing home resident was responsible for the $93,000.00 nursing home bill. How can this be you ask? According to Mr. Glickman, Pennsylvania, along with some 29 other states have what are known as "filial responsibility statutes—laws… Continue Reading

Keeping Your Loved One Out Of A Nursing Home

Posted in Family Resources
In an article in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times, Karen Ravin provides some helpful information for those of us who have aging parents or loved ones. As Ms. Ravin correctly points out: Our desire for our loved ones to be safe (possibly in an assisted living facility or nursing home) must compete against our loved one’s… Continue Reading

Flu Season – It’s Time To Get Vaccinated Again

Posted in Family Resources
Did you know during the 2009-2010 flu season, there were "41,914 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations and 2,125 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated deaths" in the United States? Many of those deaths are considered "preventable." According to the 2010 CDC guidelines, all people in the United States over the age of 6 months of age should be vaccinated with this… Continue Reading

Cuts In Home Care Make It Even More Important To Adequately Research Nursing Homes

Posted in Choosing a Nursing Home, Family Resources, Health Care Reform
In an article in today’s New York Times, reporter John Leland, describes the cuts states are making to close budget gaps and the effect those changes are having on the elderly. Some of the cuts described by Mr. Leland include meal deliveries, housekeeping assistance and aid for family caregivers.  As Mr. Leland correctly points out… Continue Reading

Some Prosecutors Are Using Hate Crime Law To Prosecute Non-Violent Crimes Against The Elderly

Posted in Family Resources
Although this post is a little off the topic usually addressed in this blog, I found an an interesting article by Anne Barnard in yesterday’s New York Times. The article reported on the practice of Queens, New York, prosecutors using New York’s "hate crime" law to prosecute those who target the elderly. According to Ms. Barnard, Queens’ prosecutors… Continue Reading

Surprised? Assisted Living Facility Residents Don’t Sleep Well.

Posted in Family Resources, Resident and Family Resources, Resident Resources
In a recent Los Angeles Times’ "Booster Shots" article, Shari Roan writes briefly about a study of nursing home resident’s sleep patterns and habits. The study, published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, and conducted by UCLA and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, looked at 121 "older adults," 65 and older, living… Continue Reading

Make Sure Your Nursing Home Is Giving You The Correct Medication

Posted in Abuse/Neglect, Family Resources, Nursing Home Resident Safety
As a resident of a nursing home or assisted living facility, there are many things you rely upon the facility to help you with. One of the most important, perhaps, is the administration of prescription or over-the-counter medications. If the facility gives you the wrong medication, the consequences can be dire, even fatal. In an… Continue Reading

Suggestions For Easing Tensions Between Family And Nursing Home Staff

Posted in Family Resources, Nursing Home Resources, Resident and Family Resources, Resident Resources
In a recent New York Times blog entitled "Easing Tensions In The Nursing Home," author Paula Span addresses the important issue of tension between family members and nursing home staff. As you can imagine, most, if not all, of the issues contributing to this tension is a family’s belief their loved one is not being… Continue Reading