The families of almost 52,000 Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia residents trust nursing homes to care for their loved ones. Unfortunately, understaffing, neglect, malice, and profit-seeking can lead to abuse in nursing home facilities. Loved ones need to understand the types of abuse in nursing homes and how to recognize them.
When a family member becomes a resident of a nursing home, you trust the facility staff to treat your loved one with the utmost respect. When it seems like your loved one is not receiving the care they need, though, you need to know what to do if you suspect nursing home...
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If you have family members in a D.C. metro area nursing home, you expect they will receive both care and respect. You should also remain assured the facility will provide all of their basic needs.
If your expectations aren’t met, and a loved one experiences harm, can you...
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One of the toughest decisions you make could involve placing a loved one in a nursing home. Although your decision rests on genuine concerns for your family member, things may not turn out as expected. Neglect at nursing homes shows signs of increasing, and understanding how to prove nursing home negligence...
Read MoreNursing homes can provide excellent care to elderly residents. Unfortunately, too many do not provide the kind of care your loved one deserves, resulting in the abuse of their elderly residents. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, it is important you understand the signs of elder abuse...
Read MoreWashington, D.C. area nursing homes are expected to take care of their residents' basic needs, such as feeding them and ensuring they have proper nutrition. Sadly, too many of these facilities neglect their responsibilities and leave their patients malnourished. Malnutrition is a common problem in negligent nursing homes, and one that...
Read MoreNursing home residents are some of society's most vulnerable citizens and are routinely subject to abuse and neglect. Although we trust nursing facilities to take care of our loved ones, the reality is often quite different. Stopping abuse and neglect starts with recognizing the signs. And if you suspect harm is being done...
Read MoreNursing home abuse and neglect are unfortunately relatively common. By some estimates, there are 5 million elder abuse cases each year, which may be a low estimate due to under-reporting. If you've started to notice signs of neglect or abuse, or you believe the nursing facility may be covering up an accident,...
Read MoreOfficials have been investigating the patient death at United Medical Center’s nursing home for some time. The D.C. Department of Health has now decided that the hospital could not show that they assessed the patient who cried out for help repeatedly before being found dead on the floor of his room. Investigators also determined the...
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