Since 1978, the Kentucky Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program has advocated for the aging population in nursing homes and other long-term care homes in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Understanding Ombudsmen Duties Kentucky’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program trains ombudsmen to resolve conflicts, stand up for residents’…
Sudden weight loss in a nursing home resident is cause for concern. It can a symptom of a serious condition such as cancer, hypothyroidism, depression, dementia, or gastrointestinal illness…or it can be a sign that a nursing home resident is being neglected and is not…
This isn’t the first time that your loved one has gotten a serious infection in a nursing home. It isn’t the first time that you’ve sat with her in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or that you’ve prayed for her quick recovery. It may not…
Your loved one moved into a nursing home because of her medical needs. Your family trusted that the nurses would carry out the orders of her doctors and provide her with the care she couldn’t get at home. You were confident in the care that…
Nursing home staff did not put a hand on your loved one. It was not a nurse, an assistant, or another staff member who punched your loved one. It was not an orderly or maintenance person who tripped your loved one. However, it may be…
Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, are not uncommon in nursing homes. However, that does not mean that they are also inevitable. Many bedsores can be prevented with reasonable care by nursing home staff and that care may begin with a bedsore assessment to determine if a…