Physical and elderly abuse in nursing homes occurs when physical force is used to cause harm and injury to an elderly patient. Physical elder abuse typically has the most obvious warning signs. Unfortunately, due to cognitive issues or other disabilities, many elders are unable to properly report abuse. Abuse of the elderly frequently goes unreported […]
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How To Report Abuse Of The Elderly
Nursing homes are profit-driven businesses and during tough economic times good business practice and quality control can suffer in favor of short-sighted profits, quotas, and corner cutting. Businesses in trouble do not generally announce this, rather, they simply cover their tracks as best as they can. Cutbacks in hours and wages have a great impact […]
Who Else Wants to Record Nursing Home Abuse?
Nursing home abuse can be physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment . Nursing home abuse can take on many different forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse or neglect. Neglect is another serious form of nursing home abuse. Nursing home abuse is an unacceptable societal ill occurring regularly […]
How Total Covert Hidden Camera Helps Catch Nursing Home Abuse
There have been numerous reports over the years of nursing home abuses, and there have been Congressional investigations into this abuse. Nursing homes are often understaffed, and sometimes staffed with unqualified or under-qualified caregivers. True but sad there is a lot of abuse in our nursing homes and I for one would never send my […]
How Hidden Granny Cams Catch Elder Abuse
Granny Cams or Nanny Cams are just tiny video surveillance cameras that are hidden inside an everyday item to catch someone doing something they should, or should not be doing. Granny cams have been advocated by trial lawyers, such as Jim Wilkes, a Tampa lawyer who has gained national prominence because of his success in […]
How To Use A Hidden Camera To Catch Nursing Home Elder Abuse
They are about the last places anyone wants to be, but about 1.6 million people now live in nursing homes in the United States. Thirty years from now, it’s expected to be 5 million. Many patients are at risk because one out of four nursing homes every year is cited for causing death or serious […]