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Ignorance of Security Issues Goes Hand In Hand With Crime Thousands of people throughout the Atlanta metro area live in apartment buildings or complexes. They expect safe, reliable living, and the property owner is expected to manage up to standards to provide this. However, sometimes this expectation is not met. Faulty locks, a lack of...

Sexual assaults in nursing homes is reportedly a widespread and largely under-reported problem, according to a recent investigation by reporters at CNN. Of course, sexual crimes tend to be under-reported on the whole. RAINN, the anti-sexual assault organization, reports an American is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. Despite this, only 6 out of every 1,000 perpetrators...

When a person is admitted to a nursing home, the resident and his or his family are often going through a stressful time. While dealing with the big life changes that go along with a move into a nursing home, the patient must sign admissions paperwork. If the patient isn't able to act on his...

One of the major reasons seniors are admitted into nursing homes involves their safety. We want our elderly relatives to have the care, comfort and respect they deserve. And we trust nursing homes to provide such services and amenities. Unfortunately, some nursing homes fail to provide the care residents deserve. As a result, nursing home...

Close to 40 percent of nursing homes have received citations over the course of the past year for a variety of violations of safety regulations and of patient's rights. Washington Post reported on this troubling statistic, which shows how vulnerable senior citizens and the disabled population are. In many cases, seniors go to nursing homes...

During the holiday season, it is very important to make time to visit friends and relatives who are living in nursing homes. Getting regular visitors can improve the quality of life for seniors in nursing homes, as these seniors tend to become depressed around the holidays if they do not get to see their loved ones. 07 Visiting...

Their day in court In many states, nursing home contracts include a clause that prevents families who file abuse and neglect lawsuits from taking the matter to court. Instead, these cases are often handled in arbitration. However, Medicaid and Medicare have just passed a reform that is going to allow those victims and their families...

Profits before people   Too often, hospitals, insurance companies and health care centers put profits before patients. They provide care as long as the patient's insurance company will pay for it. Once those benefits run out, once their insurance refuses to continue paying for care or a patient is unable to pay on their own,...

Atlanta nursing homes and assisted living facilities have an obligation to make sure staff members are not abusive or neglectful to patients. If a staff member engages in inappropriate behavior while doing his or her job in a nursing home environment, the nursing home can be held accountable. However, this is not the only situation...