Archive for September, 2008

Community Gardens Add Life to Assisted Living Facilities

Community Gardens Add Life to Assisted Living Facilities

Community gardens are often found in city neighborhoods, churches and several schools. City dwellers who would like to garden, but don’t have a space look to community gardens or pea patches located in the city such as parks, churches or other designated areas to grow fresh fruits and veggies. <a rel=”external nofollow” target=”_blank” href=(more…)

What Constitutes Nursing Home Neglect – Help for Nursing Home Abuse Victims

What Constitutes Nursing Home Neglect - Help for Nursing Home Abuse Victims

In America today, we have placed nearly 2 million elderly family members under the direct care of a nursing home. Something you probably don’t want to tell grandma or grandpa is that they could very well be living in one of the thousands of homes that have been charged with neglect or abuse.

Take notice. Nursing home neglect is widespread. Unfortunately, as most people grow older, they become more susceptible to negligence and unn (more…)

Nursing Home Abuse: Overmedication

Nursing Home Abuse: Overmedication

Overmedicating patients is one of the most common forms of nursing home abuse today. Keeping patients in a drowsy and altered state allows the staff to be much less attentive and provides the patient with less care.

Overmedication in lawsuits is not always easy to prove, and many nursing home abuse lawyers recommend class action suits when it comes to overmedication abuse. This is because it is easier to prove a trend within a nurs (more…)