Nursing Home Neglect

Top Nursing Home Abuse: Financial Abuse

Gerontology is the study of aging. People who work in that field of study are interested in what life is… Read More

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Nursing home neglect can be mistaken for aging

For family members who are trying to look for signs of nursing home neglect, it's important to remember that it… Read More

Friday, June 10, 2016

The difficulty of determining when elder abuse is occurring

We have previously written about the dangers that some elderly Americans face in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.… Read More

Monday, March 14, 2016

Preventing elder abuse and redefining the nursing home experience

We have previously written about how difficult it can be to put an aging relative in a nursing home. There… Read More

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

What do I do if I think my elderly family member has been abused?

Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s every year, many Pennsylvania families take the time they do not regularly have to visit… Read More

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Quality of care among PA nursing homes ranked high, but not perfect

Nursing home facilities provide an essential service for the elderly population, and a service that, according to some predictions, around… Read More

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Can a nursing home in Pennsylvania use restraints on a resident?

There is a troubling problem that is occurring across Pennsylvania nursing homes that is rarely discussed and that needs to… Read More

Friday, September 4, 2015

What happens when one reports elder abuse?

If a person suspects that someone they know has been a victim of or is currently experiencing ongoing elder abuse,… Read More

Friday, July 24, 2015

Elder Abuse Continues To Threaten Senior Americans

Data from the 2010 Census determined that people 65 and older comprise 13 percent of the total population of the… Read More

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Report: Many Nursing Homes Still Lack Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Fire is a disaster in a nursing home or long-term care facility, where many residents are too frail or disabled… Read More

Thursday, October 3, 2013
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