Important Documents Checklist
What financial and legal documents do you and your elderly loved ones need? Download Gilbert Guide’s Important Docs Suitcase for a checklist of all the important paperwork you need. The file is in a pdf format. You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader® if you do not have it installed on your computer. (Don’t worry; it’s free, safe and simple to use.)...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Homecare: Avoid Elder Fraud & Abuse
Instances of fraud and abuse concerning elderly people are more common than you think. It can include anything from taking advantage of a person financially to inflicting emotional, physical and/or psychological harm. It's imperative to perform a thorough background check before hiring a caregiver for your loved one. The following are a few guidelines to follow when you have caregivers working in your home. Financial Matters Keep financial records and valuables in a secure place. This includes ATM cards, credit...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Nursing Home Residents' Rights
Nursing home residents have rights and protections guaranteed by the 1987 Nursing Home Reform law which requires facilities to "promote and protect the rights of each resident." Skilled nursing facilities must place a strong emphasis on self-determination and individual dignity and must meet reform law requirements in order to participate in Medicare or Medicaid. Individuals living in nursing home facilities maintain the same rights as those who live in the larger community. It is necessitated that resident's rights are to...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Sex Offenders in Nursing Homes—No Pros but Tons of Convicts
Do the meals taste like hospital food? Does the staff-to-patient ratio allow for enough individualized attention? Is your loved one’s roommate a known sex offender? Most likely, that last question wouldn’t cross your mind when considering a nursing home for your loved one—but if you don’t ask it, you may regret it. In 2005, A Perfect Cause—an agency that advocates for the rights of disabled and elderly individuals—went before Congress to address the issue of sex offenders in long-term...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Part 1
In continuing the discussion on elder abuse, and its myriad forms, I intend to inform and arm you with ways to recognize and fight against abuse and neglect, particularly in nursing homes. First, the numbers. There are nearly 17,000 nursing homes in the US that currently care for 1.6 million residents—a figure expected to quadruple to 6.6 million residents by 2050, according to the Committee on Government Reform. With the rise in the number of nursing facilities, there’s been...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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