Nursing Home Neglect

Kentucky has more than 1.6 million residents over the age of 50. And out of that 1.6 million, thousands of elderly residents live in nursing homes. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse likely occurs in some of those facilities. Finding a safe nursing home for yourself or...

Millions of nursing home residents in Kentucky and around the country could have more legal remedies available to them in June. That is when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision in a case filed by the family of an Indiana man over alleged...

If one of your loved ones is currently in a nursing home or managed care facility in Kentucky, it's important to have a clear understanding of some of the issues nursing homes commonly struggle with. While you hope that the nursing home is being responsible and...

Many Kentucky residents trust nursing homes to care for their elderly loved ones. However, violence sometimes occurs with residents who have dementia. This is a problem of nursing home neglect and not one that should be attributed solely to mental illnesses. Nursing...

The decision to enter a Kentucky nursing home, or to place a loved one in such a facility, isn't always an easy one to make. Most people do so because they believe that they, or their family members, will benefit from full-time, professional caregiving. Unfortunately,...

Preventable accidents and injuries happen every day in nursing homes. Many residents have special needs that are difficult and time-consuming to tend to. Some workers have overloaded schedules while others ignore their patients for days or weeks. There are certain...

You need to know the signs of nursing home neglect in order to catch something wrong going on with your loved one. If you have reason to suspect nursing home neglect in Kentucky, you can contact a state helpline or the county office of Protection and Permanency....

Many adult children in Kentucky choose to put their parents in a nursing home hoping that their parents will receive a greater level of attention and care. Unfortunately, not all nursing homes are created equal. Nursing home neglect is all too common throughout the...