New Reports Show COVID-19 Impact on North Carolina Nursing Homes
The Coronavirus pandemic has strained resources in assisted living and long-term care facilities across the country. In North Carolina, new data released by hea...
Newton Nursing Home Waited to Report Abuse
This week, news stations picked up on a report that a Newton nursing home facility did not tell families that their relatives had suffered sexual abuse from ano...
What to Do If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
Dozens of Brian Centers in North Carolina, which are local nursing home facilities owned by Sava Senior Company, are currently under siege from lawsuits as fami...
Nursing Malpractice: What It Is, and Who Is Liable
Malpractice by a nurse does not include just any error on that medical professional’s part. And even if a nurse has committed malpractice, and not just a ...
How to Protect Against Nursing Home Staff Financial Exploitation
USA TODAY broke the news of thieves stealing a shocking amount from nursing home trust funds, thefts that were committed by the very nursing home staff responsi...
Nationwide Study Says N.C. Nursing Homes Fall Woefully Short
An advocacy group, Families for Better Care, conducted the very first nationwide survey of nursing homes, grading states according to they measured up in eight ...
For-Profit Nursing Homes Have High Rate of Abuse and Fraud Charges
Recent studies by the Department of Health and Human Services are showing that for-profit nursing homes have a much higher percentage of charges involving elder...
Watch Out for Three Types of Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse and neglect has become a prevalent problem throughout the United States, affecting the lives of countless individuals and families who have p...
Recognizing the Signs of Nursing Home Negligence
When a family makes the difficult decision to place a loved one under the care of a nursing home facility, they should not have to worry that their elderly fami...
Nursing Home Abuse Statistics
As an elderly member of the family reaches an age that prohibits them from being able to provide themselves with an appropriate level of care, it is not uncommo...
