The elderly population is at risk for serious injuries in the event of a fall. What could be a simple slip without lasting injury to a younger person, could potentially...

One of the most challenging, life-threatening issues related to care of a person with cognitive loss is the occurrence of elopement, also known as wandering.

Although elder sexual battery can occur anywhere, it happens most often in nursing homes.

Good nutrition is critical to the elderly, yet many older adults are at risk of malnutrition.

Infections are very common in nursing homes and are a major cause of disease and mortality among those elderly individuals living in these types of homes.

Dehydration has become a huge problem in nursing homes, due to the high susceptibility and comorbidity of the elderly.

A serious form of elder neglect or abuse that may occur while in the care of another is choking. Choking incidents can occur in assisted living facilities as well as nursing homes.

Bed sores are a common injury suffered by the elderly. In many cases, these develop while the elderly person is residing in a nursing home or assisted living facility.

Sadly, every year hundreds of thousands of elderly people, beloved parents and grandparents are abused, mistreated, and neglected.

Assisted living abuse has been on the rise.  This type of neglect and abuse involves mistreatment of residents in assisted living facilities and is becoming an important issue in healthcare. 

When your loved one has an unexplained injury or illness in a nursing home or an assisted living facility, the Peck Law Group will fight for your rights.