Below is the second part in our series on some of the questions to ask when you’re choosing a nursing home for your loved ones in the five New York City boroughs, in Long Island and in Westchester and Rockland counties. As the elder population rises, so does the demand for workers who care for the elderly each day in residences and facilities such as nursing homes. From 2018 to 2028, these Read More >>
Nursing Home Residents Feel Young Again With Golden Age Games – KY3-TV
January 28, 2020 By
Below is the first in a series of inspiring stories about how the elderly are making the most of their golden years, whether living alone or in a community. A recent Golden Age Games competition in Missouri underscored the benefits of finding fully staffed nursing homes for loved ones. Joe Hickman of KY3-TV reports on the 24th annual challenge which featured 150 residents from 14 skilled Read More >>
UPDATE: New Congressional Bill Would Ban Forced Arbitration Clauses In Nursing Home Contracts
January 23, 2020 By
Clauses Prevent Families From Suing a Facility in Court for Neglect and Abuse of a Loved One Last December, two members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban skilled nursing facilities from requiring residents to sign forced arbitration agreements before being admitted. These types of contracts protect a nursing home if your loved one suffers neglect or abuse in their facility. By signing, Read More >>
New Report Illustrates Inhumane Conditions in Nursing Homes – LTCCC
January 21, 2020 By
January 21, 2020 – For far too many nursing home residents, adequate care and treatment with dignity are out of reach. Though nursing home standards are strong, the promise of those standards is frequently broken. Last year, a resident’s daughter testified at a U.S. Senate hearing, “[m]y final memories of my mother's life now include watching her bang uncontrollably on her private parts for days Read More >>
John Dalli Addresses New York State Civil Court Judges on Nursing Home Litigation in New York State Courts
September 26, 2019 By
John Dalli shares how he and his firm Dalli & Marino combat nursing home abuse and neglect in a presentation to the New York State Civil Court Board of Judges. John Dalli, a partner in law firm Dalli & Marino LLP, was one of four attorneys invited to present at the New York State Civil Court Board of Judges’ seminar in September in Long Beach, New York. Mr. Dalli shared his insights Read More >>
Why Is My Mom So Out Of It After Just Two Weeks In The Nursing Home?
September 5, 2019 By
Many Nursing Homes Abuse Antipsychotic Drugs As “Chemical Restraints” Each week, 179,000 nursing home residents are given antipsychotic drugs for conditions that the medications were not approved for, according to the Human Rights Watch. Unfortunately many nursing homes use antipsychotics to help handle patients considered difficult because of dementia or Alzheimer’s. But federal Read More >>
Read This Before Signing A Nursing Home Contract
June 26, 2019 By
Forced Arbitration Clauses Prevent You from Suing a Nursing Home in Court for Neglect or Abuse of a Loved One Placing a family member in a nursing home is stressful. It can be even more traumatic when a choice must be made quickly because a loved one needs skilled nursing care after being discharged from a hospital after an illness or surgery. You must often sign a large, multi-page admissions Read More >>
Bedsores Hard to Spot in Nursing Home Residents If You Don’t Suspect Them
June 19, 2019 By
Not all of the 15,000+ nursing homes in the U.S. were created equally. News headlines this month confirmed this when a Senate report revealed that for budget reasons nearly 400 troubled nursing homes were left off of a federal agency’s watch list of 80 facilities flagged for poor resident care. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, be mindful of signs of neglect or even abuse no Read More >>
What You Should Know About World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15
June 11, 2019 By
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is Saturday, June 15. But recent data about abuse and senior citizens reveals a growing problem that should have our attention each day. At least one in 10 Americans above the age of 60 has experienced some type of abuse according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The same agency reports an alarming +53% increase in non-fatal assaults Read More >>
Joint Statement: Nursing Home Study Finds Discharges Linked to Medicare Copayments – LTCCC
June 7, 2019 By
Despite strong safeguards to protect residents from unwanted and unsafe discharges from a nursing home, inappropriate discharges are a growing problem for seniors and their families. Below is a joint statement from LTCCC and the Center for Medicare Advocacy, June 6, 2019, on new findings related to this problem. The statement can also be found on our website at Read More >>
