On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Oct 21, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Your parents looked out for you for much of your life, so you may find it difficult to adjust when the roles reverse and you need to find a place for your parent to live. Not all nursing homes and continuing care communities uphold the same standards. So, the decision...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Aug 21, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Different laws protect victims of nursing home abuse and neglect and their families. It is important for victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, and their loved ones, to be familiar with how a claim for damages may be able to help them and who may be liable for the...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Jun 30, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Abuse of elderly citizens in settings where they are supposedly safe from harm is still a major health issue in North Carolina and the United States at large. Families of nursing home residents or elderly hospital patients often times overlook obvious signs of abuse...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Jun 8, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
You trust that the North Carolina nursing home you helped your elderly parent select takes good care of your loved one. While the staff may not physically harm or mistreat your mother or father, you should know about financial abuse. To help confirm any suspicions you...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | May 6, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
The elderly are often victims of abuse. There are different types of abuse, and certain factors make older adults more vulnerable. People who live in nursing homes are at higher risk of abuse, and there are certain signs to look out for. Types and warning signs of...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Jan 22, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Choosing to put an older member of your family in a nursing home is not easy. Regardless, when you decide to do it, you expect them to receive proper care and treatment. However, there are cases of older people getting poor treatment from nursing home caregivers. That...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Jan 22, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Abuse can happen to anyone and anywhere, especially at a nursing home. Mostly, it happens to the older people who cannot cook, bathe or dress. They become soft targets for abuse because caregivers negatively view them as burdens. What hurts most is that it is not easy...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Dec 23, 2019 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
With the coldest months of the year on the way for Greensboro residents, you are probably gearing up for freezing temperatures. As you winterize your house, give some thought to your senior loved ones. Whether living alone or in a nursing home, older adults are at...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Nov 14, 2019 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
A fall in a North Carolina nursing home can have permanently devastating effects on a resident. According to the National Council on Aging, falls cause more injuries and fatalities in people over the age of 65 than any other type of accident. Despite the seeming...
On behalf of R. Steve Bowden & Associates PC | Sep 27, 2019 | Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Making frequent visits to relatives and loved ones who are staying at a North Carolina nursing home may help to uncover signs of possible neglect or abuse. When a visitor first suspects that staff is failing in its duties to care for a resident, he or she may consider...
