When you have a loved one in long-term care, it comes with very high costs. According to a Cost of Care Survey 2020 by Genworth Financial, the national annual median cost ranges from approximately $19,240 for health services and $106,000 for a private room....
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Suicide risk for nursing home residents
More and more these days, the news focuses on issues in nursing homes across the nation. But many people do not know that problems are so bad that there is an epidemic of increased suicide rates among adults over 50 years of age in nursing homes. Studies happened...
Is New Mexico the least affordable state for assisted living?
As more of the population continues to age, more attention goes toward how we care for our elderly population. A large part of the research focuses on the affordability of current accommodations and what can improve these costs. Most and least affordable states...
Can artificial intelligence help Alzheimer’s patients?
Most parents and children eventually experience the paradox that naturally comes with the passage of time. Specifically, while your parents took excellent care of you during your childhood, you may have to become the caregiver as they enter their golden years. If your...
How serious is the caregiver shortage?
Whether you are visiting your doctor, shopping at the grocery store or dining in your favorite restaurant, you have probably seen more than one help wanted sign. This makes sense, as Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers, according to reporting from USA...
What are the 4 stages of bedsores?
When you have a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility, you expect them to receive high-quality care. You also expect that staff will keep them safe from preventable medical issues. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, bedsores can cause major health...
Maggots in nursing home residents: A real-life horror story
There is a standard of professional care that residents and their families expect nursing homes to meet. Unfortunately, many facilities fall short of this mark in ways that are downright horrifying. For example, there have been multiple reports over several decades of...
Is There a Racial Bias In How Nursing Home Residents Are Treated?
Nursing home abuse takes many forms, but one that frequently flies under the radar is the use of antipsychotic medications and sedatives in lieu or more appropriate, more effective and costlier measures. In an effort to reduce the unnecessary use of antipsychotic...
How Do I Report A Nursing Home To The Colorado Department Of Public Health Environment?
If you know someone within a nursing home, you may assume that he or she has the best possible care. At least, you want him or her to have quality care. What do you do if you find out otherwise? To handle nursing home abuse and neglect, you need to report the nursing...
The Manor film review: Some of these nursing home horrors are all too real
As a law firm that is dedicated to the protection of elderly people, we have an interest in films that depict the treatment of nursing home residents - no matter how fantastic they may be. These days, it is rare to see elderly people in leading roles, and nursing...