If it was your parent who you thought was being abused or neglected, you know what you do. You would immediately find an alternative living arrangement for your parent, and you would report the person whom you suspect of abuse or neglect to the authorities. …
If one lives a full life and dies in old age, life does resemble a circle. Think about it. When we are born, we are helpless—completely dependent on others for our care. Someone feeds us when we’re hungry, changes our diaper when we eliminate, and…
All too often I hear about nursing home residents falling, developing bedsores, or wandering off the property. What do these incidents scream of? Negligence. When I think of someone I love in a nursing home not being properly cared for, it makes me heartsick. How…
Self-neglect is an important issue of elder care. Some elderly Americans are left to care for themselves long after they are physically and/or mentally capable of doing so, and, as a result, they are hurt. Self-Neglect Should Not Be an Issue in a Kentucky Nursing…
I hear—too often—about elderly folk in Kentucky nursing homes being beaten, thrown around like rag dolls, left to lie in their own waste. I’ve seen YouTube videos that reveal unbearably clearly a nursing home employee rough-handling, humiliating, or cursing at someone’s mother or father. What…
You’ve transferred your loved one to a nursing home because her medical needs were simply too involved for you to continue caring for her at home. You trusted that the skilled nursing staff would protect her and that she would receive her necessary medications at…