Nursing Homes

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 1 in 60 adults living in senior care facilities will experience some form of abuse in any given year. While we all hope that our elders will be treated with respect, kindness, and compassion within residential and healthcare settings, the sad reality is that many facilities find…

When you entrust a nursing home with the care of your loved one, you expect them to provide a safe, nurturing environment with the proper attention and medical support. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect are a reality for many families in the Atlanta area. If you suspect your loved one is being neglected, it’s…

It is hard to admit when you cannot take care of an elderly or disabled member of the family. With work schedules and all of the other demands of life, you realize you’re just not equipped to provide the level of care that’s needed. Once you’ve made the tough decision to seek out a nursing…

When you make the heart wrenching decision to place your loved into a nursing home, you do so expecting that he or she will receive compassion and the highest level of care possible. While you may have your loved one’s best interest at heart, sometimes the people who are being entrusted to extend your family…

In March of 2017, CNN published a disturbing report about sexual abuse in nursing homes. The investigatory piece chronicled years of alleged and reported abuse by a man named George Kpingbah, a 76-year-old nursing assistant at a Minneapolis nursing home. In the course of their overall research, CNN discovered that “More than 16,000 complaints of…

A recent investigation by CNN highlights the prevalence of sexual abuse within our country’s nursing homes and the failure of responsible officials to adequately address this shocking issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were approximately 15,600 nursing homes nationwide in 2014. Collectively, these homes provided about 1.7 million beds to elderly residents.…

Millions of elderly individuals reside in nursing homes across the country. Oftentimes, family members do not have the resources to adequately care for the older family members and must place them in the care of a nursing home. It should be expected that these individuals would be treated with the utmost respect and care in…