Some of the same health concerns that affect children at school can impact older adults in nursing homes or similar assisted living facilities. Just like lice can spread rapidly in an elementary school, an infestation could also pass quickly from resident to resident...
Stebner and Associates is thrilled to announce that as of September 1, 2021, our office name changed to Stebner, Gertler, Guadagni & Kawamoto. We are excited to welcome aboard new partners, including Jon Gertler, who are old friends. We will continue to fight on...
We are seeing cameras used more frequently as a tool to provide accountability, from police officer body cams to nanny cams. As video monitoring gear prices continue to fall, more individuals may consider putting a camera in the room of a loved one who lives at a...
Sending an elderly parent to a residential care home can be worrying. The press is full of reports or cases highlighting how frequent neglect and abuse can be in these facilities. When your parent is out of your sight, you can never be 100% certain of the quality of...
Many family members who plan to have their loved ones reside in a nursing home or assisted living facility hesitate to place them there. They worry about the quality of the care that they'll receive, including being subjected to neglect. What constitutes neglect in a...
Aging adults often require support to continue living independently. Some of them may be able to rely on family members or friends for the care and help that they need, while others may need to even the senior living communities or even nursing homes. Older adults...
One of the most commonly diagnosed infections among nursing home patients is a urinary tract infection (UTI). A urinary tract infection can easily be treated with good hydration and antibiotics in most people. Unfortunately, these may go untreated if the nursing...
When you think about putting a loved one into a nursing home or having someone take over caring for them, one thing you need to be cautious of is financial abuse. Unlike physical, medical or mental abuse, financial abuse involves a situation where one party takes...
Bedsores or pressure ulcers are essentially synonymous with nursing home life. Those with limited mobility are at much higher risk than the average person of developing bedsores. What starts as an irritated, inflamed spot on the skin can eventually cause open wounds...
When you hear about neglect in elder care facilities, it’s easy to assume that the staff just must not care about the residents. Rather than helping them with food, hydration, showering, mobility and things of this nature, the staff intentionally neglects them and...
