There was a real sense of optimism in late-2020 as health and government officials talked about plans for the newly approved vaccines. Millions of people would get the shot and turn the tide on this deadly pandemic. One official from the Trump administration even...
Nearly 40% of COVID-related deaths occurring in eldercare facilities
The holidays were not a good time for the elderly. Even though some were able to see loved ones for the first time in months, there are widespread reports that morale in elder care facilities is low. Healthy staff members are exhausted by the ongoing crisis. Of...
Elderly not at the front of the line for vaccines
The world had some good news on December 8 when news organizations announced that a nurse administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to a patient who was not part of a clinical trial. In this case, it was a 90-year-old woman from Northern Ireland who received the...
Nursing home neglect can take many forms
One of the reasons that many people make the difficult decision to move an elderly loved one into a nursing home is that they are suffering from self-neglect. Self-neglect is especially prevalent among seniors who live alone. Why does self-neglect happen? Self-neglect...
Nursing home deaths surge
The COVID-19 virus continues to be a danger to the elderly. The total goes up every day, but more than 90,000 deaths took place in the country’s 15,000 long-care residencies. This pushes the staff, who also contract the disease at a higher rate, past their limits....
State admits errors in nursing home fatality numbers
There are more than 4,500 deaths of nursing home and assisted living facility residents attributed to the COVID-19. But a data entry error by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) was discovered last month, indicating that the state was not providing...
Ask your loved one to be honest about nursing home abuse
Whether your elderly parent or loved one recently moved into a nursing home or they’ve lived there for some time, it’s crucial that you check in on their well-being. Aging can be difficult physically and emotionally, and far too often it gets even more painful when...
Case basics: Nursing home abuse
As wonderful as a nursing home can be, it's simply not an easy decision for families to place their loved ones in one. However, due to work or lack of funds, a nursing home is often the best-case scenario for many people. Although there are plenty of amazing...
Is your loved one the victim of senior bullying?
When you were bullied by other kids in school, your mom and dad may have stepped in. Perhaps they had a meeting with the principal, called the bully's parents or maybe even had a talk with the little miscreant themselves. Now you have a parent in a nursing home or...
Senior facilities to allow more visitors
Many stood by feeling helpless as elderly parents or loved ones living in elder care facilities suffered from a lack of family contact. Without an attentive child or spouse to visit, some who did not contract the COVID-19 virus suffered in other ways. There were...
