Moving an elder loved one into an Alabama nursing home involves a significant investment. However, it may prove necessary if your loved ones needs more care than you or others are able to provide. Yet, many nursing homes across Alabama and the nation suffer from...

Nursing homes can be a haven for older adults who need extra care, but they can also hide mistreatment or neglect. Knowing the more subtle signs of nursing home neglect can help you tell whether the caretakers are properly providing for your loved one. Many older...

Entrusting your loved one to a nursing home is one of the hardest decisions to make. Unfortunately, you cannot always provide the level of care they need. It is still hard to entrust their health to another person, though.  To make matters worse, not every nursing...

Placing your aging father in a nursing home may feel like the right choice. You may not have the ability to care for him at home any longer. Nursing home abuse and neglect stories are scary, but you want to ensure that does not happen to your dad. Educate yourself on...

There are many instances of nursing home abuse in Alabama, such as allowing patients to develop dangerous bedsores. This type of treatment can have extremely negative impacts on the health of the residents who reside there. However, abuse and neglect may also result...

An innocuous-looking bedsore can be the forerunner of a serious, life-threatening condition. Elderly nursing home patients are particularly at risk and the facility may have to defend against a claim of negligence if bedsore complications develop. About bedsores A...

When a loved one enters a nursing care facility, it is important that said loved one has the care he or she needs. When that care turns into abuse or neglect, it can be devastating. How can you understand elder abuse? The CDC provides a deeper look at elder abuse and...

In Alabama, the Adult Protective Services division’s mission is to enable the County Departments to protect elders against neglect, abuse and exploitation. The Department of Human Resources receives all reports of elder abuse and neglect and must investigate said...

If you have an elderly relative in a nursing home, you understand the importance of adequate care. Unfortunately, though, nursing home neglect is alarmingly common. In fact, the National Center on Elder Abuse reports that nearly all nursing home residents have either...

The right nursing home can give peace of mind to all family and friends involved in the life of a resident. If you are looking into a nursing home for yourself or your loved one, or you are researching requirements because you believe a facility is not up to par, it...