Nursing Home Abuse

There is a disturbing mental health trend emerging in elderly nursing home residents across the country. Since 2012, there has been a dramatic 70 percent rise in the number of diagnosed cases of schizophrenia in elderly nursing home residents. This …

Financial abuse causes an estimated $36.5 billion in losses every year. Sadly, older adults are more vulnerable to this type of elder abuse, especially those living in nursing homes. That’s because seniors dependent on others for daily care and assistance …

Most people don’t think they need an attorney to enter a Kentucky nursing home facility. It’s only after signs of abuse appear that legal intervention is needed. Yet, it turns out you may need an attorney before your loved one …

Certain members of the population were more vulnerable than others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing home residents were particularly at risk.

We’re just now beginning to learn precisely how significantly the pandemic impacted nursing home residents. According to a recent …

Over 20,000 people live in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities on any given day in Kentucky. Most are older adults who require assistance and medical care that their families can no longer provide to them. Moving someone into a nursing …

The COVID-19 vaccine was supposed to re-open previously closed doors and give people the ability to reconnect with loved ones and the rest of the world. Confidence was high that the worst was behind us, but is it? News sources…

Millions of Americans rely on nursing homes and long-term care facilities to provide compassionate medical and emotional care to their loved ones. Family members have increasingly turned to the internet to compare nursing homes, read reviews, and look at ratings …

Across the country, it’s hot! From Canada down through the Northwest, temperatures are soaring, and records are being broken. California, Texas, and the South, while a little more used to the heat, are also struggling to keep cool as the …

Anyone who has been a front-line healthcare worker during the COVID-19 crisis knows that it can be tiring and thankless work with high risk and little in the way of reward. Take, for example, the case of certain nursing home …

President Joe Biden proclaimed June 15, 2021, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.” President Biden called attention to the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals in the United States in the proclamation. He called for the international community to …

Abuse and neglect top the concerns of family members when they place their loved ones in a nursing home. Unfortunately, for many families, putting a family member in a nursing home is the last resort. They have cared for their …

The Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control investigated allegations of elder abuse at a northern Kentucky hospital and prosecuted four individuals connected to the crime. After completing the investigation, the Attorney General’s Office announced that former hospital employees pleaded …

Abuse of the elderly may take place in an institution such as a nursing home or a hospital, or it may take place in a personal residence. Abuse of the elderly may involve one or more of the following:

• Physical

More people than ever are aware of the potential for nursing home abuse and a rapidly aging U.S. population in need of quality long-term care options. Yet, how do you know your money is going towards quality care for your …

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic and finally, vaccine rollouts across the country are giving elderly nursing home residents and their families new hope. The pandemic has kept family members separated for months at a time, many going long stretches …

The COVID-19 pandemic practically shut the world down. Even though no one was venturing out to visit prospective nursing home facilities, important decisions about medical care and elderly family member’s safety still had to be made. As they couldn’t tour …

Although COVID-19 cases have been on the decline, the elderly are being vaccinated, and Governor Andy Beshear made an announcement that he is relaxing some COVID restrictions, the disease has yet to be eradicated. Case in point: a new COVID-19 …

Right now, more Kentucky residents are engaged with streaming television services than anything else. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a streaming service boom as people look to television to help them keep boredom at bay and take them out of …

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the internet, Zoom calls, and social media have become vital tools for the elderly to stay in touch with their family and friends. Nursing home residents in Kentucky have been getting a crash course …

Abuse and neglect in nursing homes are too common. The numbers of abuse and neglect cases are shocking. Even more shocking is the fact that nursing home abuse and neglect cases are grossly underreported.

Below are just some of the …