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The elderly in a nursing home may feel isolated from their family and friends as well as experiencing the common feelings of loss from the necessity of leaving behind their home and familiar routine. Feelings of isolation and hopelessness in the elderly may lead to a decline in their physical and cognitive condition. Sadly,…

Most families love and cherish their elderly family members, but there comes a time when an aging loved one requires full-time monitoring and access to medical care that exceeds the family’s abilities. When it’s time to place an elder into a nursing home, we either abide by their wishes in a pre-arranged care plan…

Most families love and cherish their elderly loved ones, even when they place them in assisted living facilities or nursing homes for care needs that exceed the family’s abilities. Tragically, members of our most vulnerable generation sometimes experience abuse at the hands of those tasked with their care, including nursing home caregivers, home health…

When we seek medical treatment for an illness or injury, we expect our doctors to fulfill their legal duty to provide treatment that meets the standard of care set by the medical community. When a doctor breaches their duty of care and the result is an injury, worsened medical condition, or death, the injury…

Most people don’t think of infants in connection with strokes but about one in 2,500 full-term babies and many more pre-term infants suffer strokes. The term neonatal strokes refers to strokes in infants between 20 weeks gestation and up to 28 days after birth. About half of infants who experience strokes suffer long-term disabilities,…

Medications are a key component of our healthcare system and have significantly extended life expectancies worldwide. However, they are also powerful drugs that can cause serious harm or even fatalities when mistakes occur. Medication mistakes are the most common cause of medical harm at 6.5 incidents per every 100 hospital admissions. Drug errors are…

Some diseases and illnesses share similar symptoms. For instance, many different medical conditions present symptoms such as coughing, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. These flu-like symptoms do not always mean a patient has the flu. Doctors have a legal obligation to thoroughly examine patients, perform and correctly interpret diagnostic tests, and rule out other…

Some people use the terms “nursing home” and “assisted living” interchangeably, but these are very different facilities offering different levels of care. An assisted living facility generally offers active seniors a safe living environment in a community setting but with private quarters. They receive regular wellness checks, enroll in meal plans, and have access…

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the worldwide obesity rate has doubled since 1990, with more than a billion people diagnosed with obesity in 2022. Even more troubling, obesity rates in children are skyrocketing, with quadruple the rate of obesity compared to 1990. The medical community now considers obesity a chronic disease with…

Cerebral palsy is commonly described as both a movement disorder and a group of individual disorders impacting movement, posture, and balance, with the severity and combination of symptoms varying from one individual to another. Some cerebral palsy sufferers manage a degree of independence while others require 24-hour care. Regardless of the degree of impairment…