While some elderly adults age quite well and do a pretty good job living on their own with only daily visits from friends and family to check on them, that situation is more the exception than the norm. As advanced age sets in, it’s exceedingly common for the elderly to need ...
With advances in modern medicine, Americans are now living longer than ever before. Because it’s become so normal for people to live well into their ...
You may be familiar with physical and sexual abuse in the nursing home setting, but did you know that another form of nursing home abuse is “emotional ...
When people hear the word “abuse,” they often think of physical abuse, such as hitting, punching, and kicking. But abuse does not have to be physical ...
These days, older adults are living longer than ever before. Because of this, more (and more) families are dealing with issues related to advanced age ...
With advances in healthcare, American adults are living longer than ever before. As a result, families are dealing with advanced-age issues that can ...
You may wonder about the causes of nursing home abuse , and if you have a loved one who is in a nursing home or if you’re considering placing him or ...
You are probably very aware of child abuse. Children are vulnerable to abuse because of their size, their cognitive development, and their physical, ...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s older population has grown at an unprecedented rate. As of 2016, 8.5 percent of the ...