Nursing home abuse and neglect goes undetected far too often. The statistics are nothing short of scary. As a result, innocent, unsuspecting, and vulnerable individuals are often left in harm’s way with no accountability. These elderly loved ones can suffer extensive...
In Albuquerque, across New Mexico and throughout the United States, one of the most difficult issues a family must face is if they have an elderly loved one who needs more care than he or she can get at home. Placing that person in a facility is a complicated decision...
The damages suffered through nursing home neglect can have long-lasting implications. Your or your loved one’s pain and suffering might be unbearable, and the medical expenses and lost wages in play might be financially overwhelming. While a personal injury claim...
Nursing home residents are some of the most vulnerable people in New Mexico. When you place your loved one in a nursing home, you want assurance that you're placing them in a safe, comfortable place where the employees will take care of them. Unfortunately, some...
Moving an aging parent into a nursing home is often a difficult decision based on what’s best for all involved. It can also be a choice filled with worry about emotional, financial or physical abuse in your absence. Depending on others for help with daily needs can...
During these times, it has never been more important to be with family. However, this has been largely impossible for those in New Mexico with family members in nursing homes. But, a New Mexico judge just ruled that these nursing home visit bans cannot be enforced....
We trust nursing home staff to take good care of the residents in their facilities. Sadly, while unintentional neglect can harm patients, intentional nursing home abuse does occur in Albuquerque nursing homes and can be devastating. The following is an overview of...
Most people don’t want to put their elderly loved ones in a nursing home. But the realities of today’s world make it impossible for many people to care for their loved one’s in any other way. And truth be told, many nursing homes are great for elderly loved ones. They...
Elder abuse in nursing homes is a pervasive problem that is often difficult to detect, and often results in the over-medication, trauma, serious injury and neglect of its victims. Fortunately in New Mexico, a new partnership was recently formed between the state’s...
Sometimes, nursing home residents are intentionally overmedicated because of staffing shortages or they are aggressive, emotional, or uncooperative. Overmedication is a form of nursing home abuse and neglect which may be dangerous. Signs of overmedication Use of drugs...
