Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse Negligence
FAQs About Nursing Home Abuse
Making the decision to admit a loved one into a nursing home is very difficult. Nursing home abuse is a real concern and you are likely worried about if your loved one will receive the care they need. Although no one wants to think about it, understanding nursing home abuse is important so you… Read More »
Risk Factors for Nursing Home Financial Abuse
Financial abuse occurs in nursing homes when a resident is financially exploited, typically by a facility staff member. Any form of nursing home abuse is egregious, but financial abuse is particularly damaging. Financial abuse can completely diminish a nursing home resident’s life savings that they worked so hard to establish. Some nursing home residents… Read More »
Nursing Home Residents Hesitant to Report Abuse Due to Fear of Retaliation
It is a tragic truth that nursing home abuse is quite common. To make matters worse, it is also largely underreported. Sometimes seniors do not report abuse because they simply do not have the mental capacity to understand what is happening to them. In other instances, nursing home residents are too ashamed or embarrassed… Read More »
How to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse in South Carolina
Anyone who needs to admit a loved one into a nursing home, or who already has a family member in a facility, hopes that they will receive the care and support they need while there. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is far more common than people would like to think. You may not think there… Read More »
Common Types of Nursing Home Abuse
When senior citizens need round the clock care, they are often admitted to nursing homes. Family members hope that when they admit a loved one into one of these facilities, they will be treated with respect and receive the care they need. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. Understaffing, improper training, and negligent hiring… Read More »
How to Report Nursing Home Abuse in South Carolina
Nursing home abuse is devastating and tragically, the number of reported incidents continues to increase every year. This is perhaps not surprising, considering that the number of seniors being admitted into long-term care facilities is also rising. Still, there is never any excuse for nursing home abuse and if you suspect that it is… Read More »