Nursing home abuse can take many forms, but financial abuse can be difficult to identify. Cases of financial abuse involve another person illegally diverting the victim’s financial resources. If a member of your family is living in a Virginia nursing home, you can...
With the growth of the internet, detailed information about nursing homes is now available online. If you need to search for a facility for your loved one, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's web-based comparison tool may help. Through the agency’s disclosure of...
If your loved one lives in a nursing home, or you are a nursing home resident and you are concerned about abuse within the facility, it is imperative to be on the lookout for signs of abuse. Nursing home abuse can be very easy to detect, in some instances, and it can...
Hospice facilities are meant to provide ease and comfort in the final period of life, once the possibility for wellness is gone. They provide emotional and spiritual support for patients, along with palliative care. Unfortunately, the federal government recently...
