Most people in New Mexico would agree that jobs at a nursing home or assisted care facility has tasks and situations faced in few other occupations. However, residents at these facilities are often especially vulnerable to abuse or neglect making it necessary for all...
It is an unfortunate reality that most people will not have the ability to provide full-time care to elderly and ailing loved ones. Though you and many other New Mexico residents would love to be able to keep your loved one at home and ensure that he or she receives...
Those who live in nursing homes or other residential care facilities in New Mexico and across the country often have high care needs, including with activities of daily living in addition to medical treatment. Because of their physical and cognitive conditions, the...
There are many nursing homes and residential care facilities in New Mexico and across the country that go to great lengths to ensure that residents receive the care that they need. Unfortunately, that cannot be said for all such facilities. In fact, a recently filed...
As an older person’s health declines, many families in New Mexico are unable to meet their ongoing health care needs. As such, they put their faith into care providers at nursing home facilities. Unfortunately, if nursing home negligence occurs regarding the treatment...
For most people in New Mexico, ensuring that their aging or infirm loved ones receive the care that they need is a priority in their lives. Recognizing that they are unable to provide this care themselves in certain situations, many seek help from a long-term care...
You may have thought long and hard before deciding that a nursing home setting would be best for your elderly parent. You may have wanted to provide the much-needed care yourself, but with a job, kids of your own and other obligations, you worried that you would not...
For most people in New Mexico, there is nothing that is a higher priority than family, and they would do anything they could to protect and care for their loved ones. Unfortunately, as people age, their care needs increase to the point that many families do not have...
There are many types of abuse that nursing home residents can experience. Sadly, they often won't speak up about what they're going through because they feel like they are causing trouble. In some cases, they might even blame themselves for the abuse. There isn't ever...
Having a loved one in a nursing home often worries you that you'll one day get a phone call that they have passed away. While you know that this is probable, it isn't going to make things any easier when you do get the call. You should be prepared for what steps you...
