Category: Nursing Homes

Few of us would want to be on camera all day, every day, but having surveillance cameras in a nursing home resident’s room would discourage neglect and abuse and if something happens it would be easier to establish who’s responsible. This idea shows how desperate the situation has become. (more…)

This isn’t about the hazards associated with sneaking off and getting married. “Elopement” is a term used when a nursing home resident leaves the premises or a safe area without authorization and/or the necessary supervision to do so. Nursing homes are responsible for the safety and well being of their residents, and they need to take steps to prevent elopement. According to Long Term Living, (more…)

There is a nursing shortage in Maryland and nationwide, and as time goes on it’s expected to get worse. Nursing homes are notorious for under-paying their staff and having insufficient member of qualified staff. Qualified nurses often have their choice of jobs, and working for low pay in a poorly run nursing home may not be very appealing. This understaffing negatively impacts nursing home residents. (more…)

When you combine a neglectful, nursing home and staff, residents who are unable to care for themselves and unsanitary conditions, you can end up with a living nightmare for the residents. Unfortunately reports of nursing home residents suffering from infestations of maggots sometimes occur. (more…)

Nursing homes are facing two major issues when it comes to the mental health of residents. There are many residents who don’t have psychiatric disorders but are improperly given psychiatric medications in order to sedate and chemically restrain them. The other major issue is residents who genuinely have psychiatric disorders but who aren’t receiving proper treatment. If a loved one in a Maryland nursing home falls into one of these categories and suffers injuries as a result, we may be able to help. (more…)

If you need to place a loved one in a Maryland nursing home you face a difficult decision. What’s the right place and who are the right people to care for my family member? To come up with the best answer you should do some research, visit nursing homes to see them for yourself and ask questions of the administrator and staff. (more…)

If a family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you face a long and what could be a difficult road. In the early stages of the disease, care at home may be appropriate; but as time passes and the disease progresses, that may become too much for your family and unsafe for the loved one with the disease. Whether you hire help for care at home or the person needs to live in a nursing home or assisted living facility in Maryland, because of the Alzheimer’s your loved one is at a high risk for abuse and neglect. (more…)

There are people in the world who will do just about anything for a dollar. That includes those who exploit the disabled and elderly who aren’t capable of making good financial decisions. By pretending to give good advice or by engaging in identity theft, fraud, forgery or threat of violence, these individuals steal whatever they can from people who often don’t have much to lose. We represent those in Maryland who are the victims of financial abuse in order to make it stop and to seek a financial recovery from responsible parties. (more…)

Nursing homes have an obligation to keep residents safe. Though abuse of seniors and the disabled by nursing home staff often makes the news, what’s less known is the abuse seniors endure at the hands of other nursing home residents. Maryland nursing homes need to maintain the safety of their residents no matter who the potential threat may be. (more…)