How to Be an Effective Long-Distance Caregiver for an Elderly Parent
How to Care for an Elderly Parent From Afar There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with being the adult child of an elderly parent. And if you live in a different city, state, or country than your parents, More...
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse: Problems that Aren’t Going Away
With so many organizations working to raise awareness about nursing home neglect and abuse, it comes as a shock to many people that it continues to happen in nursing homes far away and close to home, including four More...
Are Large Assisted Living Communities Your Best Senior Living Option?
Taking care of your parents is your highest purpose in life! Your parents and loved ones have done all it takes to help you succeed and enjoy the gifts of life. And now when they are aging and need daily hand-holding More...
Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: 8 Shocking Facts You’ve Probably Never Heard Before
The population of nursing homes continue to increase every year because the number of the aged being registered is rapidly increasing. In America alone, over 5 million oder Americans are being nursed in a nursing More...
All About Assisted Living Communities
Anyone who loves their parents and other family members dearly will only want the best for them. However, aging is a part of life. And not everyone can hold on to their vitality and stamina as the body and mind More...
Living With Dementia? Live-in Care Can Help
Find out how dementia sufferers can benefit from care in the home, and how it helps to provide the entire family with peace of mind. John Forbes Nash Jr photo/ Peter Badge The dementia charity Alzheimers.org has More...
Manhunt: Florida nursing assistant Dian’te Matthew stole and pawned 91-year-old’s wedding ring
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Florida, working at the Arbor Terrace Assisted Living Facility, has been accused of stealing wedding rings and pawning them off, including one from a 91-year-old woman. Dian’te More...
Protecting Your Family: What to Do When You Suspect Dangerous Eldercare
If you just can’t seem to be able to shake off the feeling that something is not quite right in the nursing home one of your family members resides in, it’s time to thoroughly examine the situation and figure More...
Five Things to Consider Before Starting a Nursing Home Business
In today’s world, where the number of senior citizens is drastically on the rise, a nursing home is a difficult yet absolutely vital social service. If you are looking to start a company that provides care and More...
Nursing Home Patients May Soon be Unable to Sue after Abuse
An Obama-era regulation related to nursing home abuse may be repealed by the Trump administration. The rule would have made it easier for abused nursing home patients to sue for abuse or negligence. The Trump administration More...
Why Companion Care is Crucial for Seniors
Seniors are at a high risk of social isolation, but despite the prospect of living alone, the vast majority of seniors would prefer to remain in their own homes. Family members often feel guilty that they can’t More...
Assisted suicide advocate Frank Kavanaugh murders wife, Barbara Kavanaugh then self
A self-described death-with-dignity advocate was shot dead along with his ailing wife in an assisted living center in Florida. Police say Frank Kavanaugh shot and killed his wife Barbara before turning the gun More...
Nursing Home Abuse Needs to be a Priority for the Federal Government
The quality of care in nursing homes deserves to be better. If you look around and listen to the news stories and lawsuits about elder abuse in this country, it’s clear that the federal government needs to step More...
Nursing Home Neglect: The Mask of Compassion
Attorneys know that nursing home neglect takes place more often than nursing home administrators care to admit. Put a loved one in a nursing home, and the first thought that inevitably comes to mind is whether it More...
Stopping Nursing Home Neglect
The median age of the population in the United States is increasing. 13.5% of the population is currently over 65. This is projected to increase to 20% of the population by the year 2050. With the aging population, More...
