Although we generally think of Kentucky nursing home abuse as an abuse of a resident by a caregiver, residents often abuse each other. How can this be prevented? Each resident’s door can be kept locked from the inside. Given that perhaps 80 to 90 percent…
“The prescribing of antipsychotic medications persists at high levels in U.S. nursing homes despite extensive data demonstrating marginal clinical benefits and serious adverse effects, including death…” The above quote by Becky A. Briesacher, PhD was included in a recent research letter published in the Journal…
Many elderly nursing home residents in Kentucky and elsewhere throughout the world develop contractures. When joints and muscles do not move, they stiffen, causing the arms and legs to pull in toward the body. The solution to this problem is obvious: keep the joints and…
I marvel at how lucky—and how cursed—we are to be alive at this point in history. Think about it…. Just about anything you want to know is available at your fingertips, thanks to computers and the Internet. Many medical conditions that once came with a…
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines paladin this way: a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince) a leading champion of a cause It’s the word that leaps to my mind when I think of the Kentucky long-term care ombudsman. According to the Department for Aging…
After the initial shock has worn off, you likely have one goal: you want to make things easier, and better, for your loved one who was the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect. You want to make her physical injuries go away, you want…