Month: November 2015

In a previous post, we mentioned that psychological abuse is one of the most prevalent forms of abuse found in nursing homes. According to statistics from the National Center on Elder Abuse, as many as 21 percent of nursing home residents report that they are victims...

As discussed in a previous post, physical abuse is the most common type of abuse reported in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the U.S. The National Center on Elder Abuse defines physical abuse as any act of physical force that could cause another...

If you or a loved one are living in one of New York’s long-term care facilities, such as a nursing home, you should become familiar with nursing home abuse. The Cambridge Dictionary states that abuse occurs when one person takes advantage of another who is dependent...