Arkansas updates in category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

Recently all 239 nursing homes in Arkansas participated in a national campaign intended to make life better for residents of their facilities. Arkansas appears to be the only state to achieve total participation in the campaign called "Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes."

As more and more people enter nursing homes, falls become more prevalent. Here are some ways Nursing Homes can prevent those falls: 1. Exercise is extremely important. Tai Chi or Yoga can be...

The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) routinely collects data and information regarding nursing home residents and instances of nursing home abuse. Once the information is collected the NCEA compiles the information and releases statistics regarding abuse in nursing homes and other care giving facilities in the United States. However, the NCEA cannot determine just how many older Americans...

America has to face the growing problem of caring for our frail elderly. All too often, our loved ones are mistreated and abused by underpaid overworked nursing home staff. It is time Americans address this horrendous problem by bringing to light the abuse anytime it is found.Just today I read about a terrible case of abuse and neglect that occurred in California. The article reminded me of...

Rocking chairs usually remind most people of the most beloved and protected time of their lives. That time when we were babies and in the caring arms of our parents or grandparents. People who had our best interest at heart. But, rocking chairs also remind some people that we will all get old. A process that will aflict all people. Also, unfortunately, with that age will come abuse and neglect...

As the baby boom generation moves from middle age to retirement, tens of millions of Americans will be entitled to Medicare benefits. Nursing home care and home health care are two of the fastest rising areas of Medicare spending.It has been estimated by the General Accounting Office (GAO) that as much as 10 percent of the federal budget is lost to fraud and abuse. The Federal False Claims...

Our frail elderly population is at risk to develop pressure sores in a nursing home environment unless certain rules and protocol are followed by the nursing home staff. Although most pressure sores can be prevented, far too many residents of nursing homes develop pressure sores which go untreated, leading to serious injury, infection and in severe cases death.In hospitals, the incidence of...

Nursing home abuse and neglect continues to turn our stomachs. When corporations put profit over people, our country is in a sad state. Our government appears to have little ability to end this problem. It is time for the families of nursing home victims of abuse and neglect to take a stand. Attorneys who are trained in nursing home cases can help to bring the abusive homes to their...

Nursing homes have several liability issues. Medical Directors of a nursing homes prove to be great experts in Nursing home cases. Our firm has handled many nursing home cases and helped many families deal with the sad aftermath of nursing home negligence. Injuries adn death in nursing homes is very preventable and more and more experts are agreeing on this issue. Usually, you can find...

A man that worked as a nursing home aide at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Argyle for three months has plead guilty after he was charged with patient abuse. He was accused of placing a pillow over the face of a patient and then hitting the pillow. The 85-year-old victim suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He pleaded guilty to first degree reckless endangerment Thursday as his trial was about...

A family is suing a Kentucky nursing home for wrongful death. It is the second wrongful death case brought against the same home in a month. The family alleges the man suffered nursing home abuse when he was in the care of the Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 2005. He accuses Parkview of accelerating Young's physical deterioration "beyond that caused by the normal aging process"...

The daughter of a woman who died at a Palos Heights Nursing Home filed a lawsuit, Wednesday, in Cook Count Court, charging the facility with nursing home neglect and abuse that contributed to the death of her mother.The complaint alleges Manor Care, at Palos Heights, failed to adequately provide her mother with timely medical care for various infections and medical conditions. She also suffered...

Many more victims of nursing home abuse are coming forward after the arrest of a nursing home worker who has been brought up on sexual abuse charges, according to Salt Lake Police.In just one day, over a dozen phone calls have been received by people who may not have been taken seriously in their original complaint against the male nursing home worker.Some of the calls involved people with...