Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Are Covid-19 Nursing Home Shields Protecting Negligence?
When your older loved ones reach a certain point with their health, they may need more help than you can give them. You make the tough decision to do what you feel is in their best interest and move them into a nursing home. The idea is that they will receive an elevated level of…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Nursing Home to Minimize Risks of Abuse
The very last thing anyone wants to do is face the reality that a parent or other senior relative may no longer be able to care for themselves. You painstakingly assess all of your options to help them but whether it’s for financial reasons or logistics, you decide it’s time to research nursing homes or…
Read MoreWhat Is Wandering and Elopement?
Nursing home abuse and neglect is a serious issue that affects thousands of people throughout North Carolina every year. When you decide it’s time to move your elderly parent into a nursing home or assisted living facility, you expect your loved one to be cared for properly. The truth is, the very people who might…
Read MoreInjured Charlotte Nursing Home Residents Have Rights
The elderly deserve our respect and attention. Many of them also require special medical care or assistance to help them with day-to-day activities. For this reason, many Charlotte families come to the decision to place a beloved elderly relative in a nursing home or assisted living home to help him or her get help with…
Read MoreReport Finds Hundreds of Nursing Homes Repeatedly Receive Low Ratings
Choosing a nursing home for a vulnerable or elderly loved one can be very difficult. Many families struggle with the decision to use a facility in the first place, and are then disheartened by media reports of nursing home abuse and neglect. No one wants to discover that their loved ones were placed in a…
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