Chronic stress is incredibly detrimental to your overall health, and it can have a negative effect on every organ system in the body. According to the Alzheimer’s Society, researchers have already found a link between stress and diseases like heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, multiple ... [Continue Reading]
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What Happens When A Resident Falls In A Nursing Home?
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, chances are that they have fallen at least once. The scary part is that sometimes serious injuries can’t be sustained. Nursing homes do not always react to falls and injuries as they should. Studies have shown that 50% of nursing home ... [Continue Reading]
Who To Sue If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
If you have a loved one who is in a nursing home, then you expect that they will be provided with the best of care. What happens when someone abuses your loved one or neglects them? Who do you sue for nursing home abuse, and how do you do it? Elder abuse unfortunately happens more ... [Continue Reading]
Ex Nursing Home Employees Refused to Fabricate Medical Records to Hide Abuse
Abusing nursing home residents is deplorable, and altering medical records to hide the effects of the negligence is downright immoral. That is what the staff at an Illinois nursing home has allegedly been doing, though, but two ex-employees refuse to let it continue. ... [Continue Reading]
The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act: Resident’s Rights When Faced with Nursing Home Abuse, Neglect, or Bad Care
The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home can be a difficult one. While we often have the best of intentions, caring for an elderly family member can be a strain on your family and moving an individual into a facility designed to care for the aging can be tremendously helpful. Not only do ... [Continue Reading]
What Are the Signs of Malnutrition?
Malnutrition is a widespread problem among senior citizens in nursing homes. According to The Commonwealth Fund, at least 33 percent of nursing home residents in America suffer from dehydration, malnutrition, or both. ... [Continue Reading]
Employee Fired For Being Injured After 22 Years On The Job
Have you been fired by your job after giving them years of your life? Why did they fire you? Did you have a workers’ compensation claim? Workers’ compensation is a huge slippery slope. On one hand, it gives protections to you as an employee. On the other hand, your employer may ... [Continue Reading]
How We Proved A Job Discrimination Case Involving Self-Defense
Discrimination cases can be tricky. You have to prove that there was adverse action taken against one party when there was none taken against another party, and that can be difficult to do. Imagine this: There are two individuals. They both have similar stories. They ... [Continue Reading]
