Because nursing homes are profit-driven businesses, they can occasionally suffer from corner cutting, unreasonable quotas, and short-sighted efforts during tough economic times. When a nursing home does face such troubles, they are sometimes kept unannounced and swept...
Throughout the country, there are almost 15,000 nursing homes that accept payments and benefits from Medicaid and Medicare. Out of those homes, almost 10,000 are for-profit facilities, 4,000 are non-profit, and 1,000 are owned by the government. These facilities will...
As consumers, we see innumerable advertisements for new products every day. Whether we are shopping for a specific item that we need or are lured into impulse buying we could live without, endless products are available to us. When we buy these items, we do so with a...
Bedsores, also known as pressure sores, pressure ulcers, or decubitus ulcers, are a common sign of nursing home neglect or abuse. Most of the time, these injuries develop from substandard care. They are caused by confinement to a bed or wheelchair without appropriate...
Nursing homes have been losing staff members due to high turnover rates, lack of trained staff, budget cuts, and other factors. The lack of quality care can lead to a decrease in the well-being of patients, including neglect and abuse. It is essential for everyone...
