Nursing Home Abuse

As people in Texas age, they often need more help with their own care. Many of them require the level of assistance that only professionals can provide, so their loved ones may choose to have them live in a nursing home. While this is typically a beneficial...

If you have ever experienced a health condition that required hospitalization, you understand the feelings of vulnerability Texas patients often say they feel when they must depend on nurses, doctors and other medical workers to provide for their care and daily needs....

Many Texas families have elderly loved ones who need care that they cannot directly provide. When this occurs, they turn to nursing homes and long-term care facilities. While most of these facilities provide excellent care, some do not and may even give cause for a...

When a family cannot take care of an elderly loved one, they may place that person in a nursing home. One care home here in Texas has been accused of nursing home negligence after three employees were arrested over several incidents that allegedly injured residents...

An investigation into the way the elderly are being treated in Texas nursing homes suggests that potentially dangerous antipsychotic drugs are being administered to residents who do not need them so staffing levels can be reduced. The investigation was conducted by a...

A grieving family likely has many questions after the death of an 86-year-old female nursing home resident who was found in a freezer. They likely placed their trust in the staff, believing that their loved one would receive proper care toward the end of her life. In...

When a Texas family is unable to care for an elderly loved one, they often have to entrust that care to professionals. A nursing home or another long-term care facility is usually the solution when an older person cannot care for him or herself. Though these...

The 1.4 million elderly individuals who reside in nursing homes in Texas and across the nation represent a portion of the population that is particularly susceptible to abuse and neglect. It is not difficult to recognize nursing home abuse when there are bruises, cuts...