Nursing homes and long-term care facilities for the elderly are supposed to be safe havens for our loved ones. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse affects as many as 5,000,000 elders across the country on an annual basis. Many cases go unnoticed or are under-reported. When a nursing home fails to provide proper care for its...
The elderly, vulnerable residents of Texas nursing homes continue to suffer abuse and neglect at the hands of their caretakers. Recent reports raise heavy concerns throughout the entire state about nursing home standards and regulations. According to research from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Texas nursing home patient abuse rate...
