If someone you love lives in a nursing home, you know what it means to worry and feel uncertain. Is your family member getting the best care possible? Are the nursing home staff meeting your [...]
Nursing home residents often are the most frail, vulnerable members of society. Natural death is common in long-term care facilities. However, a wrongful death in a nursing home could lead family [...]
It is sometimes impossible for a family to provide skilled nursing care to their loved ones at home. However, it is also difficult to move a beloved family member to a nursing home to be cared [...]
We sometimes refer to an elderly person as being in their golden years. However, that gold can be tarnished if they are mistreated in a residential facility. Although precautions should be taken [...]
People with dementia are some of the most highly vulnerable members of society. Since dementia refers to more than one type of memory loss, it’s likely you know someone who suffers from a form of [...]
After six months in his new nursing home, your Dad is losing weight so fast that his clothes are starting to hang on him. He seems to have dropped several clothing sizes and you are concerned. [...]
You may start to notice that your Grandpa Joe is not acting like his usual self. He just seems a little off. At first, you just assume that it’s natural for people to become quieter as they age. [...]
As you move your Mom into a nursing home, you may worry she will be abused or neglected. So, you watch her carefully as she settles into the nursing home routine. You don’t see any obvious signs [...]
Illinois has one of the highest number of nursing home neglect cases in the country. Many neglect cases turn into injuries or worse. But just because nursing home injuries are common does not [...]
When Maggie’s mother was injured in a fall, Maggie’s first thought was to make sure her mom was okay. Then, as bills for doctors and rehabilitation started to arrive, Maggie began to wonder who [...]
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