As the population of the United States continues to skew older, more people are paying attention to issues such as staffing shortages in nursing homes. While nearly everyone agrees that assisted living facilities should staff healthcare professionals such as nurses to...
As your loved ones age, memory conditions may play a significant role in their behavior and decision-making. Dementia and similar disorders can cause symptoms that might increase a person's likelihood of getting arrested. Common side effects of memory conditions, such...
Thanks to modern medicine, you have treatment options that restore range of motion and quality of life following injuries or other issues with your hips. Solutions you might hear your doctor discuss include hip pinning and hip replacement. Hip pinning and hip...
The passage of time affects everyone. Gender, sexual orientation and other superficial attributes are immaterial. Often, there comes a day when the wisest decision is to put aging family members into nursing homes. Those who make this choice expect their loved ones...
When you have a loved one in a nursing home, you expect them to get all the care they need. When flu season rolls around, it should mean extra care and diligence. During the 2019-2020 flu season, the CDC reported that people 65 and older accounted for 43% of...
If you or a loved one gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you join millions of others battling this uncurable disease. Alzheimer’s Association research states that 6.5 million people currently have the disease. With the cost of care associated with disease in the...
Bedsores are a perennial medical problem for residents of nursing homes. Some residents even die from them. A 2022 engineering experiment by the University of South Australia resulted in a new mattress technology that includes embedded optical sensors designed to...
Bedsores can cause pain and limit the function of people who spend significant time in bed and struggle to change positions. People who live in long-term care facilities, including elders and individuals with disabilities, often experience bedsores. Fortunately,...
The decision to move a loved one into a nursing home and trust strangers to care for them is not an easy one. When you visit your loved one in their care facility, you hope to see them happy, safe and cared for. Unfortunately, you may notice things that cause you...
When a loved one needs more care than you can provide, you may consider placing them in a nursing home. Finding the right place takes more than just visiting the site or speaking to the employees. Who owns the nursing home should also be an essential factor in your...
