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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Facts and Statistics (Part 1)
Abuse or neglect occurs at about 1 in every 3 nursing homes in the U.S. If your loved one has suffered nursing home abuse, call us. As our parents, grandparents and other relatives grow older and require extra care on a daily basis, moving them into a nursing home may seem like the best option for families. Unfortunately, however, our loved ones may be th …
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Dehydration and Nursing Home Abuse (Part 2)
About 40 percent of all nursing home residents in the U.S. suffer from dehydration and/or malnutrition at some point during their stay in nursing homes, according to the CDC. As a continuation of Dehydration and Nursing Home Abuse (Part 1)¸ the following presents some more information regarding dehydration as a form of nursing home abuse and neglect. W …
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Dehydration and Nursing Home Abuse (Part 1)
Dehydration can be a form of nursing home abuse that may result in serious, potentially life-threatening complications for elderly residents. When we place our aging loved ones in nursing home care facilities, we want to be able to trust that we are putting them under the care of compassionate medical professionals who will help look after our loved one …
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Bedsores Can Indicate Nursing Home Abuse
Bedsores, which are unsightly and painful skin ulcers, can be telltale signs of nursing home neglect. About 10 percent of nursing home residents in the U.S. currently have bedsores. Also referred to as pressure ulcers, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, bedsores are skin injuries that develop as a result of prolonged pressure being placed on a specific …