If you are considering putting your elderly loved one in a nursing home, or if they already reside in one, you’ll want to be sure that they are safe. You’ve probably heard tales of neglect and abuse concerning residents in residential care facilities and want to...
Putting an older family member into a residential care home may be one of the most difficult decisions you make. Perhaps you feel guilty about not being able to care for them yourselves, or maybe you are just wondering how you will afford it Either way, visiting your...
Nursing homes provide crucial support for older adults who can no longer live independently. Those experiencing cognitive decline or struggling with medical issues will benefit from the around-the-clock care and support provided at nursing homes and other assisted...
Although residents of community living facilities – including nursing homes and other long-term care options – are safer in the U.S. than they are globally, the rate at which older Americans experience abuse in these facilities is staggering. According to the World...
Remedies for Dementia Residents - Dementia affects over 5 million people in the United States. Facilities that are overworked and understaffed sometimes characterize behaviors of older people with dementia as “resistant behavior.” Nursing homes and long-term care...
The nursing home industry is a billion-dollar business. It is estimated that in 2021, Medicare/Medicaid paid out $170 billion to the Nursing Home Industry to provide care to our most vulnerable population—our seniors. Almost eighty percent (80%) of all nursing homes in California are for-profit. Over half of all nursing homes are owned by large nursing home chains. Further, private…
Nursing Home Abuse Captured on Video Nursing Home Abuse Captured on Video At York Law Firm, we represent families whose loved ones are the victims of elder abuse and neglect in California Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Elder Care Homes. We have witnessed the most heinous crimes against the elderly and have worked hard to bring the perpetrators to justice…
Hurricane Ida causes disaster for Louisiana Nursing Homes Hurricane Ida, the second most deadly and destructive storm to strike Louisiana, tore through the State last week, causing at least $50 billion in damage and lead to more than 100 direct and indirect deaths. Among those indirect deaths were at least four nursing home residents who were evacuated to a warehouse.…
According to a Wall Street Journal investigative report, eight of nine senior managers at state-run veterans nursing homes in New Jersey received COVID-19 hazard pay, even though they were not qualified for the payments. Unfortunately, this is yet another example of greed and corruption carried out by nursing home administrators who placed their personal welfare above both the rank-and-file workers…
All nursing homes are not the same, especially when it comes to infection control and keeping residents safe from deadly viruses. If there is any silver lining in the pandemic, it is that the virus plainly exposed the poorly managed facilities. Nursing homes that had rigorous protocols in place and which followed the letter of the law have come through…