Blog: Nursing Home Injuries
- How Do You Avoid Nursing Home Injury and Find Good Care?
Jul 13, 2021
Do you get anxious at the thought of placing a parent or a loved one in a nursing home? You may worry about whether you have chosen a safe facility for your loved one and whether your loved one will feel at home. How do you avoid Doing research may be the best place to start. Once you have identified a few potential nursing homes, spend some time looking online for information about...Read More - Warning Signs to Watch for When You Visit a Parent in a Skilled Nursing Home
May 4, 2021
When you select a skilled nursing facility to take care of your parent, you expect that the staff will take care of him or her. Unfortunately, the standard of care can fall short in some facilities. How can you be sure that your loved one is not suffering nursing home abuse and At every visit, look for signs of abuse. Abuse can be physical, emotional, financial, sexual, or neglectful. It can be important...Read More - High Staff Turnover? What to be on the Lookout for in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Mar 9, 2021
Do you have a loved one in a skilled nursing facility? Did you know that a 1. New faces. Working in a skilled nursing facility can be a very demanding position. Many of the patients require full assistance with their activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, ambulating and repositioning. In addition, residents of skilled nursing facilities often suffer from dementia or memory loss, making all of these tasks more challenging. The demands...Read More - Tips on Monitoring Seniors in an ALF During COVID-19
Sep 7, 2020
Why has the Covid-19 pandemic hit seniors in assisted living facilities (ALFs) particularly hard? The greater susceptibility of seniors to the novel Coronavirus means that many ALFs have closed their doors to all visitors, including family members. This can be particularly difficult for family members used to regular check-ins with loved ones, both on a social and emotional level for the senior family member and with regards to being assured of his or her safety...Read More - Five Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse to Look Out for During COVID-19
Aug 25, 2020
Have you been struggling during COVID-19? Perhaps one of the most frustrating, infuriating and scary things about the COVID-19 pandemic is that there is so much beyond our control. For families with loved ones in Florida nursing homes, the inability to visit may create extra stress and uncertainty. Among other things, they may be concerned about how to spot signs of nursing home abuse or neglect if they cannot see their loved ones in person...Read More - 7 Warning Signs that a Nursing Home Is Not Right for Your Aging Parent
Jul 27, 2020
Have you thought about how difficult transitioning away from home and into a nursing home facility may be? If you think this is difficult, consider the trouble of moving to a nursing home fraught with problems and the potential for abuse. It could be a nightmarish scenario to be avoided at all costs. The best defense is for families to educate themselves about warning signs prior to making a decision. Let us take a...Read More - Recognizing and Heeding the Warning Signs of Elder Abuse
Jun 10, 2020
Did you know that June is officially designated as World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and June 15 is designated as As an adult child of aging parents, you may experience role reversal. While you once counted on your parents for protection, they may now rely on you for the same. Although you want to keep them safe, it is not always possible. In fact, If your parents are older, you may be able...Read More - Bringing Nursing Home Issues to Light Right Here in Tallahassee
Jun 8, 2020
There is no question that the Coronavirus is taking its toll on all Americans, and even those right here in Tallahassee. No family has escaped the impact and we all have stories we can share that we will remember for generations to come. Perhaps most alarming, is the impact this widespread pandemic has had on our family members and loved ones who currently reside in skilled nursing homes. Luckily, our own attorney Scott Gwartney...Read More - When it Comes to Nursing Homes and Covid-19, Learn More on What Our Own Scott Gwartney is Focusing On
May 28, 2020
Did you know firm partner, Scott Gwartney, was interviewed by a reporter for NPR recently for a story on how nursing homes are caring for their residents since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic? Nursing homes in Florida have been closed to outside visitors since mid-March, leaving many family members concerned about the welfare of their loved ones who reside in long-term care facilities. This has left many Floridians, including our Tallahassee residents, concerned about...Read More - What To Do If a Loved One is in a Nursing Home and You Cannot Visit
May 4, 2020
According to Now with the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic putting those people at risk, nursing homes across the country have temporarily halted visitation. In many cases this means residents and their families have not seen each other in person for weeks. We know that you want to stay connected at all times to not only check in on your loved ones, but to protect them. Let us share a few things you can do...Read More