Category: Nursing Home Neglect

When a family member is harmed in a Maryland nursing home, you might know that you have the right to pursue compensation through a lawsuit. However, a lawsuit is usually the final step you can take to address the issue. Before you get to that point, you should report your suspicions to...

Each nursing home resident has a unique story, and each requires different standards of care. Nursing home facilities in Maryland and every state have protocols that should be followed to keep residents safe and in good health. When standards of care are neglected, accidents can happen that may injure vulnerable nursing home...

It is never easy for families to make the difficult decision to put a loved one into a nursing home. Having to entrust the care of a family member to strangers can be frightening, especially with so many stories of neglect and abuse reported in the media. Most recently, a family filed...

It can be frightening for adult children to realize that their parents are no longer able to take care of themselves. Since many Maryland residents are not equipped to provide the level of care that a loved one may need, they move their elderly family member into a nursing home with the...

One residential care facility in another state has recently been found to be responsible when an elderly patient suffered a serious fall and died less than a week later. The nursing home has reportedly failed to properly maintain equipment that is used to help transfer incapacitated patients that are unable...

A long love affair shared by a couple continued when the wife became ill. When the family could no longer continue care for her in the home, the family resorted to placing their loved one in a nursing facility. Less than a year later, they discovered that the woman -- their wife,...

Dealing with aging loved ones can be a sad and difficult experience, especially when it comes to finding them suitable living arrangements. Recently, one columnist wrote about his family's search to find a good nursing home for his family member with a debilitating illness. His article contained advice that may...

Finding the proper care for aging or handicapped loved ones is a pressing concern for many families, both here in Maryland and elsewhere. One fear that may be considered by families searching for a facility to care for a loved one is the possibility of nursing home abuse taking place....

Many Maryland families must make decisions for the care of elderly loved ones and sometimes this means housing the older family member in a nursing home. Anyone who makes this choice does so believing that their relative will be properly cared for but, sadly, this is not always the...

It can be difficult on any Maryland family when they realize that they are unable to adequately care for an elderly family member and have to put them in a nursing home. Every family hopes that their loved one will be treated with respect and will be properly taken...