nursing home negligence

According to a recent report, many nursing home residents receive antipsychotic drugs every week, even though there is usually no diagnosis to support them. Unfortunately, giving these drugs to elderly and disabled people can be a way to control them and cover up...

If a Wyoming resident transitions to assisted living in one of the state's nursing homes, he or she must navigate an application process that can be complex but can also help determine the level of care he or she needs. To qualify for a fully assisted living...

In Wyoming and across the United States, residents of nursing homes can reasonably expect that staff members will provide the highest quality care in accordance with state laws and accepted safety standards. Nursing home negligence is the cause of thousands of...

No Wyoming resident should ever have to worry that his or her loved one is going to receive substandard care in a nursing home. There are stringent laws and protocols in place that govern the behavior of all licensed care providers. Sadly, however, nursing home...

When you help an aging parent transition to assisted living, you might have mixed emotions. On one hand, you no doubt take comfort in knowing that your loved one will be in a safe environment with licensed Wyoming caretakers to watch over him or her. He or she won't...

In Wyoming and most other states, there are many families currently discerning whether an aging loved one might be better off in an assisted living facility. It sometimes takes months, even years, to make such decisions, and adult children of elders often conduct...

There are any number of reasons a Wyoming family may determine it necessary to help a loved one transition to an assisted living facility. Some older people have medical conditions that interfere with their ability to live on their own. Others have suffered mental...

Perhaps you are like many other adult children in Wyoming who visit their aging parents in nursing homes as often as possible. Whether that, in your case, is once a month or several times a week, you no doubt worry about your loved one when you are away. While most...

There are a multitude of individuals in Wyoming and elsewhere who reside in a care facility, some of whom might require frequent monitoring and assistance. When a nursing home resident does not receive the necessary standard of care, his or her health may be placed at...