Osteomyelitis is a rare bone condition caused by bone infection. This serious condition requires immediate treatment to prevent the infection from spreading. Osteomyelitis cases often stem from bacterial infections after severe injury or deep cuts. However, most...
Elder Abuse
Signs of elder abuse in memory care patients
Identifying signs of elder abuse in memory care patients is crucial to ensuring their safety and well-being. Elder abuse can take various forms, including physical, emotional, exploitation and neglect. If you have a loved one who is a memory care patient – especially...
Are bedsores a natural consequence of reduced mobility?
Many people experience a decline in their memory and also in their physical strength later in life. In addition, spinal compression as someone ages might also mean that they become shorter and that their center of gravity moves because they hunch forward. Infections...
Is your loved one’s care facility prepared for an emergency?
When you find a residential care facility you’re confident will give an aging loved one a safe, happy place to live, you might assume they’re prepared to protect their residents should an emergency or disaster occur. Certainly, California has plenty of natural (and...
Who can sue for elder abuse in California?
If an older adult is suffering from neglect or physical, sexual, emotional and/or financial abuse in a nursing home or assisted living center, they certainly may have the option to sue. They may deserve financial compensation for the abuse that they suffered, medical...
Are older adults more trusting?
Your family has recently decided to place your elderly relative in a nursing home. This wasn’t easy, but it was definitely in their best interests. Nursing home facilities can provide around-the-clock care which can be adapted to the needs of your relatives....
What is the difference between wandering and elopement?
When elderly people are struggling with cognitive disabilities such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, one issue that can sometimes happen is that they wander away from a care facility. Nursing homes are supposed to take steps to prevent this. Some will have a staff member...
Protect your loved one against nursing home abuse
Your fears that your loved one may be a victim of nursing home abuse are not misplaced. The elderly are among the most vulnerable people in society, yet they are constantly subjected to various forms of abuse in the facilities meant to be their safe havens....
Nursing home neglect may not be a caregiver’s fault
Nursing home abuse differs from neglect in that neglect is not an intentional action. Rather, it is often a lack of action. A caregiver should have done something but neglected to do so, and the elderly person suffered as a result. For example, maybe someone has...
Elder financial abuse and fraud surged by over 57% in 2021
According to a shocking report looking at older adults and financial fraud, those living on a fixed income during their retirement may be especially vulnerable to financial misconduct by others. Such fraud has actually surged in recent years. In 2021 alone, there were...
