Making the decision to entrust your elderly parent's care to a nursing home can be one of the more difficult decisions you will be called on to make as your parents age. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is a reality many families encounter.
Know The Warning Signs For Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Falls Are Common...and Preventable
When the elderly fall, they usually sustain more than just a bruise or two. Many seniors end up breaking bones, fracturing hips and even sustain head injuries due to the frail nature of their bones. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, there are about 380,000 hip fracture cases annually. Surprising, many of these falls occur in nursing home facilities-facilities where the elderly should be monitored and carefully watched.
