Top Personal Injury Advice and Accident Prevention Tips of 2018 Our team has been busy welcoming in the New Year! But not before we had the chance to reflect back on what our blog readers and friends via our social communities had to say about the most helpful information and tips we have been sharing [...]
Nursing Home Residents' Rights Awareness Month The month of October serves as a platform to raise awareness for the legal rights and protections against the abuse and neglect of nursing home residents across the country, including those who live right here in Kentucky. It’s an important time as nursing home laws designed to protect and support [...]
Two Nursing Home Falsities Debunked Kentucky is ranked 50th (neighboring Indiana is listed dead last) for not adequately providing the kind of help that can make the difference between “maintaining a high quality of life at home and having to move to a nursing home.” For the thousands of Kentucky families considering placing a loved one in a nursing [...]
Long-Term Care Residents Are Abused and Neglected Every Day When someone has recovered well enough to leave the hospital but needs to enter an area nursing home for physical therapy and further rehabilitation, they (or their family member) should be prepared about what to fully expect and know what to do if rights have been [...]
Alzheimer’s Patients Are Common Victims of Elder Abuse A striking 5.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's – the memory loss disease that accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Sadly, this growing population has fell victim to approximately 2 million cases of elder abuse incidences each year the Alzheimer’s Association reports. Most [...]
How Are Kentucky Nursing Homes Responding to Deadly Flu Season? With AARP ranking Kentucky at the bottom for providing long-term services for seniors, it’s an important time of the year to ensure your loved one’s nursing home is adequately providing the kind of support needed to safeguard workers and residents from one of Kentucky’s most [...]
Reminder: Check On Family Members Living in Nursing Homes After we shared a national review from AARP that ranked Kentucky at the bottom for providing services and support for seniors and people with disabilities, we thought it to be a good time to remind you to check-in on your loved ones who are living in [...]
