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Prescription medications can achieve a broad range of effects, but these benefits come at a cost. Many medications have significant, known side effects. There is also the concerning possibility that an individual can have an adverse reaction to a specific medication...
When you help a loved one move into a nursing home, you do it for their comfort, safety and health. You want them to have the protection of professionals who understand the safety risks and health needs of older individuals. Especially if your loved one has dementia,...
It is not an easy decision to place your family member in a nursing home, but it is often in their best interests. Nursing homes can provide round-the-clock care and vital assistance with daily routines. Being in a nursing home doesn’t mean that your relative gives...
There is one thing that elders should never go through, and that is abuse. Elder abuse of any kind can make their lives awful and even lead to injuries or death. While many people think of elder abuse as physical or verbal abuse, there are other forms that could...
No part of the U.S. is safe from natural disasters – as we’ve seen in recent years. However, here in California, we must be prepared for wildfires, floods and earthquakes. That means the nursing homes and other residential facilities where some of our most vulnerable...
Nursing home abuse is a major problem in the United States. Many people who are in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities face abuse from those who are meant to be caring for them. Why is it such a prevalent issue? There are several theories, but what may be...
When an elderly loved one is a resident at a nursing home, they are quite vulnerable and often very frail. In some cases, their ability to speak is compromised from a stroke or other illness. Nonverbal patients are especially at risk for neglect from medical...
In a nursing home, one of the things that residents should have monitored is their fluid intake. The elderly often have trouble drinking enough water to stay hydrated, so the staff should be monitoring how much water they have in their meals or cups in their rooms....
The United States is seeing an alarming trend in mental illness: Schizophrenia is on the rise amongst the elderly population -- or so the nursing homes would have you believe. Diagnoses of schizophrenia in nursing homes have risen an incredible 70% since 2012, and...