The following is reprinted with permission. I urge you to read it and pass it along. As you make your way home for the holidays here is what to look for during visits to elderly relatives. “Home for the Holidays” What to look for during your annual visit to elderly...
Tag: abuse and neglect
Post Traumatic Stress Caused by Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes
The following is a guest post by Farid Yaghoubtil of Downtown LA Law Group According to the most recent data more than one million of our elderly experience some form of elder abuse, ranging from acts of violence, neglect, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and fraud. However there has been little...
June 14 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 14 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). You can use this event to raise awareness by hosting a screening of An Age for Justice. Produced by NCOA and WITNESS, this short documentary tells the real story of elder abuse in America. See how to host a screening.
Holiday Tips When Visiting Elders
Here are some additional holiday tips when visiting elders this holiday season. If you have not seen a loved one in a while, don’t be alarmed and panicked at their condition as it could simply be that they are aging naturally and appropriately. But do pay attention. And do stay...
Document Nursing Home Abuse In Order to Fight It
I came across a thoughtful blogger who documented his/her grandmother’s alleged abuse at a Virginia nursing facility after years of otherwise wonderful care in an assisted living facility. It is a very thorough documentation of abuse and that struck me. Unfortunately there was a bad ending to the story and...