Let me give you a dose of reality when it comes to nursing homes. You may be shocked by whats revealed here. Few people really understand much about nursing homes. You’ll have a much better understanding about how nursing homes work and the experience to expect after your loved one is admitted.
Truth #1: Some nursing homes provide better care than others.
Nursing homes, like people, have their own strengths, weaknes (more…)
For the nation’s growing number of elderly, assisted living facilities have become popular alternatives to nursing homes. Most people move into assisted living when they need just a little care, or simply don’t want to manage a house. But then people age, they get more frail, they develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Ruth Elroy, 87, is a resident at an assisted living apartment facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Her daughter, Cindy Maracay, says a (more…)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency that is part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, annually ranks the 15,000-plus <a title=Nursing homes at Great Places! Href=http://www.greatplacesinc.com/features/NursingHomes.aspx>nursing homes</a> that participat (more…)
Florida and Texas have the most nursing home abuse lawsuits in the country, which is why you’ll see advertisements for many Florida nursing home abuse lawyer all over billboards, park benches and buses. Lawyers specializing in nursing home abuse are on the rise, but so are lawsuits.
And while this may seem like a case of overly aggressive or egregious litigation, it’s also made a tremendous difference in the quality of care in states (more…)
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