Taking care of our elders means making hard decisions related to their health and often needing a safe space for 24-hour care, such as a nursing home. Unfortunately, not all nursing homes are created equal. Some nursing homes are less focused on correcting behavior and more concerned about filling rooms and gaining profits. Our Spokane […]
No one should ever have to worry about whether or not their loved one is safe in a nursing home. We must be able to trust the employees of nursing home facilities. Unfortunately, there are times when various types of abuse are occurring in the nursing home setting. Family members do what they can to […]
As the grip of the global pandemic caused by the novel Coronavirus deepens, questions continue to grow regarding the Life Care Center of Kirkland. How did this nursing facility become the epicenter for the contagion in Washington State and, perhaps, the country? News agencies are investigating the outbreak and providing us with an understanding of […]
As the United States continues to struggle with the response to coronavirus (Covid-19), residents in Washington have an understanding of just how devastating this virus can be to the elderly. Washington state, as of this writing, Washington has the highest number of coronavirus cases across the nation and there have been at least 19 deaths […]
The epicenter of the COVID-19 or “coronavirus” outbreak in the greater Seattle area is the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington. National news has centered on this nursing facility, which has been the source of nearly one hundred cases from the virus, causing multiple deaths. As media scrutiny has come to the Life Care Center, […]
One of the hardest decisions a person can make is to put a loved one in a nursing home. However, that is sometimes the best course of action. You should never have to worry about the staff of a nursing home causing harm to a loved one. Unfortunately, incidents of abuse and neglect in these […]
