Nursing Home Neglect

When you helped your aging parent move into a nursing home residence, you no doubt experienced mixed emotions. This is common among adult children. On one hand, you might be relieved that your loved one will have ’round-the-clock care, especially because you can’t...

Like many adult children of aging parents in West Virginia, you undoubtedly wish you could spend more time visiting your mother or father than you’re able to due to your day-to-day family and career obligations. When it became obvious that your parent might be best...

Some nursing homes in West Virginia do not just provide inadequate care, but their efforts to look after their residents are "grossly substandard." In the past, they would only have to worry about civil fines and the possibility of losing Medicare funding. Now, the...

When your parent began to show signs of dementia, it may not have surprised you, especially if Alzheimer's runs in your family. You may have done your best to take care of your dad or mom while you could, knowing that, eventually, he or she would need more extensive...

It is a sad fact that those individuals who are most often the victims of abuse are those individuals who are least capable of preventing it. This is generally the case with nursing home abuse. It is unfortunate that any elderly individual is subject to abuse and it...

In the past several decades, more and more West Virginia families have had to move loved ones into care facilities. Whether long-term care homes or nursing homes, these moves are commonly necessitated by aging. However, it is also important to remember that inherent...

West Virginia residents who have elderly or disabled relatives that require physical care and perhaps even placement in nursing homes know how hard it is to find the right help that they can trust. With reports of nursing home abuse or neglect popping up all around...

West Virgina residents who are concerned about the nature of care that their loved ones in nursing homes receive have good reason to pay close attention. With too many reports of abuse or negligence, the health and life of elderly people can literally be on the line....

Many people in West Virginia today have experienced the need to take care of an elderly parent or other relative or at least know people in such a position. When a loved one requires care beyond what can be provided at home, the need arises to select a nursing home or...