Category: Nursing Home
Causes of Nursing Home Deaths Underreported
Dealing with the death of a loved one is always traumatic, always difficult. When a death occurs in a nursing home, everyone is entitled to ask “Why?” “Why did mom die” or “What caused mom to die?” You are entitledContinue reading
Four Top Reasons Social Security Disability Applications Are Denied
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, medication errors, Nursing Home, Older Adults, Pedestrian Injuries, slip and fall, swimming pool, Train Crashes, Truck Crashes, wrongful death, Young Adults If you or a loved one have been injured and have a long-term disability, applying for Social Security Disability benefits is one option to provide needed financial assistance. The sad reality is that most first-time Social Security Disability (called “SSD”)Continue reading
Medication Errors
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, medication errors, Nursing Home, Older Adults, Young Adults When you loved one is in a nursing home, care facility or hospital, they frequently need medications to help them heal or just to stay alive. A study by the CDC revealed that nearly half of nursing home residents regularlyContinue reading
Choosing a Better Nursing Home for Your Loved One
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories hospital, medication errors, Nursing Home, Older Adults, slip and fall In 2003, 1,500,000 people 65 and older lived in nursing homes according to the US Centers for Disease Control. If current rates continue, by 2030 this number will rise to about 3,000,000. If you are trying to choose a nursingContinue reading
Falls in Nursing Homes
“Falls among nursing home residents occur frequently and repeatedly,” a recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control reported. The same report noted that about 1,800 nursing home residents die from those falls every year. Thousands more were leftContinue reading
Bathroom Injuries
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, Nursing Home, Older Adults, slip and fall, Young Adults One of the most dangerous places in your home is the bathroom. A report by the US Centers for Disease Control described the risks. The study reported that there are more than 21,800,000 (21.8 million) non-fatal injuries per year inContinue reading