Transitioning your loved one from their home to a long-term care facility can be an emotional, stressful experience. In addition to watching your parent or loved one age, you also have to deal with all the details of choosing a nursing home. One of these details includes reading and looking over nursing home admission agreements. While it can be tempting to rush through these documents and Read More >>
Tips for Celebrating Thanksgiving with Senior Loved Ones
October 5, 2021 By
Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many families. It’s a time when loved ones come together to enjoy food and spend quality time with one another in a festive fall atmosphere. However, planning for Thanksgiving can also put a lot of stress on families—especially if they have senior loved ones in their life. Specifically, seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia or who are beginning to lose Read More >>
How Does Septic Shock Occur in New York Nursing Homes?
September 30, 2021 By
According to the Mayo Clinic, septic shock occurs when there is a dramatic drop in blood pressure due to an infection. This life-threatening condition is a response to the body’s inability to fight an infection, causing organs to function poorly or even fail. Unfortunately, nursing homes across the U.S. are seven times more likely to have residents with severe sepsis than non-nursing home Read More >>
Is Weight Loss Always a Sign of Nursing Home Neglect?
September 27, 2021 By
Having your mother, father, or someone you love in a nursing home can be challenging, especially when they are experiencing medical issues. While placing loved ones in the care of a trusted nursing home facility should ease the minds of family members, there are unfortunate times when these facilities do not take adequate care at all. The best thing for families to do is to stay active in the care Read More >>
Weaknesses in Long Island Nursing Homes Responsible for Covid Complications
September 13, 2021 By
It’s no secret that New York’s strategy for handling nursing homes during the pandemic was a disaster, and Long Island is no exception. State Health Department records obtained by Newsday highlighted that a couple of Long Island nursing homes were found deficient, having multiple complaints filed against them. According to the state report, 15% of Long Islands privately owned nursing homes had Read More >>
An Unvaccinated Worker in a Kentucky Nursing Home Set Off a Significant COVID Outbreak
May 3, 2021 By
In Kentucky, an unvaccinated worker at a nursing home facility recently set off a COVID-19 outbreak. Although the majority of the nursing home’s residents had been vaccinated, there were still 22 cases of COVID reported among residents and employees who were fully vaccinated. While many of the infected individuals who were vaccinated were not symptomatic or hospitalized, one vaccinated resident Read More >>
Attorney General Says NY Nursing Home Deaths Undercounted by as Much as 50%
February 28, 2021 By
It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has taken an enormous toll on nursing homes throughout the country, claiming the lives of nearly 126,000 residents and staff across 4,100 facilities and accounting for close to 40 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States. Because the virus is particularly lethal to the elderly and those with underlying conditions, nursing home residents are Read More >>
1199SEIU Calls for Monumental Nursing Home Reform
February 22, 2021 By
1199SEIU, one of the most powerful healthcare unions in the eastern US, represents more than 65,000 members in hundreds of nursing homes across the country. All have come together to put a stop to the nursing home crisis. After years and years of denying our need for better long-term care facilities, a pandemic was what it took for our nation to finally awaken to the threat of poor nursing Read More >>
Did the Cuomo Administration Conceal Records Related to COVID Nursing Home Violations?
January 3, 2021 By
It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has taken an enormous toll on nursing homes throughout the country, claiming the lives of more than 100,000 residents and staff across 4,100 facilities and accounting for close to 40 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States. The numbers have been particularly high in New York, which isn’t helped by mounting reports of COVID-19 violations Read More >>
How Common Is Poor Dental Hygiene in Nursing Homes?
December 1, 2020 By
Regular dental care in nursing homes is often neglected. Dental needs change with age in several ways: people have a harder time completing daily tasks, their gums and teeth generally begin to decay, and their bodies become more susceptible to infection. Often, nursing home facilities think of general care as separate from oral care, but that’s not the case. Oral care directly impacts whole-body Read More >>
