Is there a group in NYC that represents all the hospitals and nursing homes?

I did a paper on this while in the LPN program. A main medical issue for the elderly in the nursing home setting, is over-medicating. During clinical we had noticed at the facility we were at, t...

The first thing you need to do is provide more information. I work for the VA and might be able to assist you. Do you want the VA to provide dialysis or to provide dialysis at the Nursing Home? ...

The Director of Admissions or Director of Social Services at your facility should have a Resident's Rights booklet readily available. You should have been given a copy of the facility's ...

I didn't think about it until I had actually experienced first-hand, but the elderly are most certainly mistreated in nursing homes: In my freshman year of high school, our English teacher ...

It is more the nurses responsibility to request these things from the doctor. The nurses are in charge of the residents day to day care, so if the doctors aren't made aware then what can they...

I would check with the Better Business Bureau. They will be able to tell you if any possible choices have debt issues or complaints filed against them. A clean record is only the start. If they ...

Oh my gosh! My mother is in a nursing home, too, and I know just how devastated she would be if she had to stop getting her hair done every week. It must be something about getting her hair done ...

I am sorry, but you are not clear on several things: 1. What brought up the fight about your mom needing to go to a nursing home? 2. Where do you live? Are you living in your mom's home or ...