Nursing Home Blog

If you have an elderly loved one in a nursing home, it’s vital to remain alert for signs of neglect or abuse. However, in all but the most obvious of cases, this can be difficult. Today we want to talk about the signs of abuse and neglect, as well as some indicators of abuse that…

In January of 2021, rapper and mogul Dr. Dre, 59, was hospitalized for a brain aneurysm. Now, in 2024, he tells podcast host James Corden that he suffered three strokes, putting him the ICU for two weeks. CBS News reports: “So they took me to urgent care,” Dr. Dre said, where he was told his…

Garcia & Artigliere is proud to announce that in the year 2023 alone in cases in which Garcia & Artigliere served as counsel in trial and/or litigation the firm was able to acquire over $72 million in recoveries on behalf of its aggrieved clients of the firm. These recoveries including multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf…

If you suspect your loved one’s nursing home is understaffed, you’re probably not alone. But how do you report your concerns? Nursing home residents have a variety of rights, and one of those rights includes the right to have equal access to quality care. You also have the right to be free of any adverse…

If you have placed an elderly loved one into a residential care facility, you may be concerned about their well-being. This is normal, but it’s important to be informed about what exactly a residential care facility owes its residents and patients in terms of health and safety. A Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE)…

When your parents or loved ones live in a nursing home, it is hard to know whether they are receiving the appropriate care and attention, especially if the nursing home is a good distance away from where you live. While proper care should be the norm in nursing homes, the unfortunate reality is that many…

When you make the difficult decision to put your loved one with a failing memory into an assisted living or nursing home, you expect that they will be taken care of and kept safe. You certainly don’t expect that they’ll be wandering away from the facility unattended – or that they could die as a…

Strokes can be terrifying. If you are fortunate enough to catch it early on, and you can get to a hospital, you expect them to do everything they can in order to help you. For those suffering from stroke, a tissue plasminogen activator can reduce or potentially eliminate the effects if it is administered quickly…

The term “warehousing” implies that a residential facility – like a nursing home – is providing only food and shelter for a resident. Typically, it’s used to describe the process of placing a person with significant mental health concerns into a nursing home or assisted living facility, despite that facility not having the resources or…

Garcia & Artigliere has long represented victims of elder abuse, so when revelations about Louisiana’s Elderly Protective Services poor standing came to light, we can’t say we were very surprised. The Louisiana Elderly Protective Services (EPS) is “responsible for investigating reports of elders aged 60 and above who are at risk due to abuse, neglect,…