It can be a very difficult decision for anyone to place a loved one in a nursing home. But there comes a point in most people’s lives where they are no longer able to care for themselves. In these situations, a nursing home offers the care and safety an older person...
Nursing Home Neglect
How common are falls in nursing homes?
When people get older, their joints degrade and their strength decreases. At the same time, changes in their spine and shoulders can shift their center of gravity. Older adults are often at much higher risk for falling than younger people. When they fall, older adults...
Falls, lice and bedsores are major nursing home red flags
When people get older, they experience physical and cognitive issues that can make it difficult for them to live independently. If you and your family can't provide the degree of support that your aging loved one requires, it's common to turn to a nursing home...
Nursing home negligence: Be alert for these signs
You may be one of many Georgia residents who is caring for an aging parent. When you think back on your childhood, it’s no doubt hard to imagine that so much time has passed so swiftly. The same parent who seemed bigger than life or could get you to do something just...
Nursing home negligence: Be alert for these signs
You may be one of many Georgia residents who is caring for an aging parent. When you think back on your childhood, it’s no doubt hard to imagine that so much time has passed so swiftly. The same parent who seemed bigger than life or could get you to do something just...
What damages need to be shown in a nursing home abuse case?
It is not uncommon for elderly residents of a nursing home to suffer from injuries. Some injuries occur because of a fall, others because of too much strenuous activity. But the injuries that really concern Georgia residents are the ones that are caused by nursing...
Understanding some critical issues when it comes to elder abuse
What do Georgia residents know about elder abuse? For those who are familiar with previous posts here, most know that one of the main sources of elder abuse is nursing home neglect and abuse. Elderly Georgia residents who suffer abuse or neglect in this type of...
Nursing home abuse and neglect in Georgia is not uncommon
As unpleasant as it is to consider, the reality of elder care in Georgia and throughout the country shows that nursing home abuse and neglect is not uncommon. Our elderly relatives are, sadly, subjected to neglectful and abusive treatment at the very hands of those...
The various reasons for an elder abuse claim in Georgia
When Georgia residents think of elder abuse, they probably envision a particularly evil individual who beats or otherwise mistreats an elderly resident of a nursing home. While that would certainly fall within the category of elder abuse, there are many other ways...
95-year-old woman suffers from elder abuse in nursing home
Most of us can't imagine what it must be like to get a call from law enforcement officials who are explaining how an elderly relative who lives in a nursing home has been abused -- that a loved one has been the victim of a crime. But, that is likely what has played...
