Nursing Home Negligence

As we age, our social connections become more crucial than ever. We need human interaction for our mental and emotional well-being. This can be particularly true for seniors living in nursing homes. However, many elderly residents in San Diego nursing homes face a...

Health care facilities, like nursing homes, should be safe havens for our elderly relatives. Sadly, these can become places of fear and mistreatment. Elder abuse in nursing homes is a heartbreaking reality that affects countless families. As you worry about your aging...

Nursing home abuse is an alarming reality in the United States, affecting thousands of vulnerable seniors every year. While physical abuse, neglect, and emotional trauma are common forms of mistreatment, financial abuse often goes undetected. Financial abuse is a...

Bedsores are an alarming concern in nursing homes, especially since elderly residents are primarily at risk of this skin injury. People with a medical condition that limits their ability to move or those who spend most of their time in a bed or chair are most at risk...

Due to the demands of life, you are not always able to provide the care your loved one needs. So, you make the difficult decision of placing them in a nursing home, trusting they will be safe and well-cared for. Despite what these facilities may promise, neglect and...

Nursing home neglect can sometimes be difficult to detect, especially if the signs are subtle. We normally look at the physical signs, such as our loved one resident’s unexplained injuries, weight loss or poor personal hygiene, to confirm our suspicions. However,...

There are many wonderful assisted living facilities in California and throughout the country. However, that doesn’t mean that you’ll never encounter problems if your loved one resides in one. Nursing home abuse is a problem that occurs often and not only devastates...

One of the biggest contributing factors to nursing home neglect is understaffing. Sometimes, facilities are left understaffed because they simply can’t find enough people to hire due to turnover, low pay, and the stress associated with the job. In other instances,...

A report from the Long Term Care Community Coalition has found that residents who are neglected are often silent in the face of abuse. The report, which detailed the results of a survey that examined 100 complaints from U.S. nursing homes, shared many of the systemic...

If your loved one is living in a California nursing facility, you'll want to be aware of some startling statistics recently shared by the World Health Organization. Current data reportedly shows that as many as two out of three care providers in such facilities have...