Nursing Home Cases Involving Pressure Sores
Nursing home cases typically involve abuse or neglect. Abuse cases involve injurious harm to long-term residents...
Elopement from the Nursing Home
A nursing home owes a duty to protect elderly patients from a variety of hazards, including...
Nursing Home and Hospital Injuries Due to Bed Rails
Most nursing home and hospital beds come equipped with adjustable bed rails, which can be put...
Bed Alarms and Nursing Home and Hospital Falls
Patients fall in the nursing home and hospital frequently. According to published statistics, 2% of all...
Nursing Homes: Are Your Loved Ones Safe?
Nursing homes are inspected on a regular basis. Depending on the outcome of a given inspection,...
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Nursing homes are required to follow specific rules and regulations in the care of their residents....
Nursing Home Disaster Planning Found Lacking
A report by the Inspector General’s office of the Department of Health and Human Services found that...
Ohio Elder Abuse Can Occur in Nursing Homes
As elderly people find it becomes a struggle to take care of their own day-to-day needs,...
Nursing Home Ratings
Nursing home abuse and neglect usually occurs when poorly trained or inexperienced caregivers are required to...