Most people understand the principle of a reasonable duty of care when someone gets injured. But what standards are applicable in an elder nursing home environment and how do we know when a professional breaches any reasonable duty of care? In reality, each profession...
It isn’t always easy for family members and friends of those requiring residency in nursing homes to realize when elder abuse is occurring. Nursing facility management officials are very conscious of potential lawsuits for neglect and often take steps to cover...
Nursing home abuse can be a very difficult claim to prove in a court of law for a variety of reasons. Some of them begin with the damage control that facilities utilize internally where the patients stay continually. Facility management officials can set visitation...
Nursing home elder abuse can be a difficult issue to detect for many families with loved ones who are in a care facility. While many skilled nursing facilities can look impressive from the outside to the novice visitor, the fact is that they are only as good as the...
Many families know that abuse of elderly patients in nursing homes is very common, and it often happens when no one is around to witness the incident. For this reason, many families opt to place their loved ones in long-term care facilities, preferred as a matter of...
Everyone is aware of what can happen to children at a daycare center while their parents are working or occupied with other family affairs – anything can happen when a group of children is playing together. But, not everyone realizes that there are also daycare...
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