Preventing Elder Abuse

For residents moving into nursing home facilities, there are a lot of things they must face when they move out of their own homes. Unfortunately,...

One of the main reasons for placing your loved one into a nursing home may be that they need care and supervision they simply can’t...

It’s never an easy decision to place your loved one into a nursing home. And it certainly isn’t easy for an individual to make the...

In recent years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drawn attention to a source of increasing concern for nursing home residents: Candida auris,...

Each year, more than one in three seniors in San Diego sustain falls and serious injuries. In some instances, falls are the result of elder...

Elder abuse typically refers to the knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a custodial care provider, caregiver, or any other person that causes harm to...

Making the transition from an independent life to living in a nursing home is rarely easy for an elderly person.  Fear, anger, anxiety, and many...

Though much of the conversation around elder abuse is centered on nursing home malpractice, the leading issue many elders are currently facing is self-neglect. Self-neglect...

Choosing to place yourself or a loved one in a nursing home can be extremely difficult.  Finding the right one is even harder.  A wealth...

One of the most vulnerable and overlooked populations in the United States is people over the age of 65.  Loved ones are usually on the...

If a loved elder in your family is showing signs that they need assistance in their lives because they are no longer able to manage...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Elder abuse is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where...