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Many Connecticut residents trust elder care facilities to take care of their loved ones when they are no longer able to care for themselves. While many facilities consistently provide top-notch care, others are notorious for failing to treat their residents with the...
For Connecticut residents who are older or who have certain medical conditions, any fall can lead to a serious injuries, including hip, leg, arm and other bone fractures. For example, among those over 65, falling is the most common cause of spinal cord injuries. In...
When placing a loved one in a nursing home, individuals in Connecticut and elsewhere often focus on the health and wellbeing of their loved ones. This is paramount when ensuring an elderly loved one is happy, safe and cared for; however, this means more than the...
When you decide to put a loved one in a nursing home, you likely vetted many facilities until you found the one you believed would provide your loved one with the best care possible. Sadly, any nursing home resident could be the victim of nursing home neglect, even in...
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the death of 1.4 million nursing home residents and long-term care employees throughout the United States. Although long-term care facilities have taken significant steps to combat the coronavirus and take care of ill residents, there...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its National Nursing Home Initiative task force on March 3, 2020. Unlike previous enforcement efforts, which focused on healthcare and financial fraud, this initiative moves quickly and targets some of the...
While slip and falls are common occurrences that can bring minor injuries, accidents are far more concerning and dangerous when they happen to older adults. For those living in nursing homes, a fall can mean injuries that take a long time to heal, permanent damage, or...
Slipping and falling is a serious risk for elders, who are more likely to sustain severe injury from a tumble than any other age group, even toddlers. Some estimations state that falling leads to approximately two out of every five injuries to elders, and that falling...
Elders are often placed into nursing home facilities because they can no longer take care of themselves, and immediate family members do not have the time or resources to provide for them. An unfortunate consequence of being geriatric or invalid is the inability to...