When you and your loved one decides that it’s time for them to move into a nursing home, you have likely made the decision based on the difficulty of them…
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Your loved one is having trouble remembering certain facts; they are disoriented and confused about a lot of details. It seems like they may have a condition beyond just aging…
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 things that…
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 get at home. However, this…
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 transition from living at home…
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, also known as C. 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 or nursing home abuse and/or…
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 a vulnerable adult. In California,…
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 more emotions can make the…
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 is defined by the National…