Category Archives: Long-Term Care

Report: Nursing Home Patients Given Potentially Lethal Anti-Psychotics

Posted on May 13, 2011 by SafeAfter70

Is Medicare paying for nursing homes to give patients with dementia powerful, non-approved, and potentially lethal “atypical” anti-psychotic drugs? According to a recent highly critical report from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the answer … Continue reading →

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Protect Your Aging Parents from Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Posted on May 5, 2011 by SafeAfter70

Want to protect your aging parent or loved one from nursing home abuse and neglect? Don’t count on a facility’s promises that all their employees are screened, trained and supervised. In too many care facilities, incidents of self-reported elder abuse … Continue reading →

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Key Safety Tips to Avoid Nursing Nursing Home Neglect

Posted on May 4, 2011 by SafeAfter70

Want to increase the odds that you or your aging parent is NOT neglected at a long-term care facility? One of the most important considerations is to make sure that the facility is near family and friends… …residents who are … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Criminal Background Checks Offer False Sense of Security

Posted on April 24, 2011 by SafeAfter70

If you are evaluating long-term care facilities for an aging parent, ask if management runs criminal background checks on all their employees. But don’t let a “yes” answer give you a false sense of secruity. That’s because nursing homes in 33 … Continue reading →

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Stay Safe After 70: Long-Term Care Planning Essential

Posted on April 11, 2011 by SafeAfter70

Great news: Life expectancy in the United States is now about 78 years and 2 months — another all-time high. The not-so-great-news: The longer you live, the more likely you’ll need long-term care… As many as 70 percent of people … Continue reading →

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