When it comes to ensuring the well-being of nursing home residents, staffing levels play a vital role. Adequate staffing is essential for providing quality care and, perhaps most importantly, preventing…
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If you’ve made the difficult decision to place your loved one into a nursing home, then you have weighed the advantages and disadvantages, made financial considerations, while keeping in mind…
Understaffing nursing homes is incredibly dangerous to adults over 65 residing in long-term care facilities such as Southern California nursing homes. That’s precisely why specific laws and regulations are in…
Understaffing nursing homes is incredibly dangerous to adults over 65 residing in long-term care facilities such as Southern California nursing homes. That’s precisely why specific laws and regulations are in…
While it would seem to require little effort to avoid these conditions, malnutrition and dehydration are alarmingly prevalent in California long-term care facilities. They often occur together, and if left…
One of the most common dangers that the elderly encounter in nursing home settings is the potential for falls. According to the CDC, approximately 1,800 elderly adults die each year…
According to multiple sources, including the Center for Medicare Advocacy, for-profit nursing homes are far more likely to provide insufficient quality of care for residents than non-profit nursing homes. The…
Sepsis, which is also known as blood poisoning, is a potentially life-threatening illness that develops when bacteria gets into the blood stream. In elders, this bacterium often enters into the…
Perhaps in response to the revelation that the California Department of Public Health has been negligent in investigating claims of elder abuse occurring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities…
By law, the staff members employed by California nursing homes are required to report health changes observed in the elders residing in their facilities. Unfortunately, all too often these changes…