What Is Considered Patient Abuse or Elderly Abuse?
Many New Mexico families find themselves between a rock and a hard place. They can’t provide their incapacitated, aging, or otherwise vulnerable loved one with the around-the-clock care they need because they have to work or have other obligations, yet this attention is imperative to ensure their loved one’s wellbeing. This need often ends with […]
Recognizing the Signs of Financial Exploitation in Seniors
Elder abuse is a grim issue plaguing our nation’s aging population. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) reported that up to five million older Americans are abused every year. On June 15, 2006, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the World Health Organization at the United Nations initiated the first […]
What Causes Nursing Home Residents to Develop Infections?
While the intent of nursing homes is to care for your loved one who can no longer care for themselves, they can end up having a negative experience if an infection develops and spreads through the facility. Infections can easily spread through nursing homes, and since residents are elderly and part of the most vulnerable […]
What Rights Do Residents in New Mexico Nursing Homes Have?
When your loved one is no longer able to care for themselves, or you can no longer care for them in their own or your own home, you make the tough decision to move them into a nursing home. While the decision is for their benefit, you might be concerned that they are losing their […]
