For several decades, the problem of nursing home neglect and abuse has received much attention, and awareness of many harmful issues has become widespread. Adult children faced with placing a parent in a nursing home or other care facility have valid concerns about...
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What causes most crashes at intersections?
At an intersection, cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles traveling in different directions approach the same space. It goes without saying that the risk of a crash at an intersection is high, and responsibility among drivers is crucial to avoid a catastrophe. The...
IV issues in nursing homes: What to watch for
In a nursing home, residents sometimes need the intravenous delivery of medications. For example, an elderly person may be dehydrated or need special medications to help keep them healthy. IVs are largely safe, but there is a risk that IV medications could get mixed...
Dehydration could be a sign of nursing home neglect
Nursing homes are supposed to be sanctuaries for the elderly and vulnerable. However, neglect in nursing homes is common — and is often due to understaffing and the prioritization of profits over care. Nursing home residents may not be willing or even able to tell you...
Watch out for internal injuries after a car accident
Car accidents cause a wide variety of injuries, some of which may not be obvious at first. For example, you might feel fine moments or even hours after an accident — perhaps due to the surge of adrenaline resulting from the crash — but you could later suffer a...
Pandemic years have seen sharp rise in traffic deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a variety of unexpected consequences in New Mexico and throughout the United States. For example, even though many more people have been staying home and not driving as much, there has been a steep rise in highway fatalities. According to...