New Legislation To Protect Young & Vulnerable Awaits Governors Signature
While we usually think of older people in nursing homes, the reality is that there remains a sizable contingent of younger people who remain in nursing homes and other types of long-term care facilities. Many of these younger people suffer from disabilities such as birth defects and other genetic disorders that require intensive medical care. In some circumstances these younger patients have been admitted to these facilities simply because their families are unable to care for them at home. Sadly, in some circumstances, many of these younger patients are highly susceptible to harm from both other patients and the staff...
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Children Are Frequently Targets Of Abuse In A Group Home Setting
Group homes for children are supposed to offer safe homes for children with disabilities or children who have suffered abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, some children in group homes continue to suffer from abuse at the hands of their caregivers. Children in these homes are vulnerable to abuse and neglect and are often unable to report abuse or feel powerless to improve their situation. Group Homes Group homes are small, private homes in place to serve children or adults with various disabilities. Most group homes are small, with six or fewer occupants, and have round-the-clock trained caregivers. Group homes are also in place to...
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Children In Nursing Homes: Truly The Most Vulnerable
Many families are forced to institutionalize their disabled children in nursing homes because of many states don’t have the resources to pay for in-home care. This puts parents in the difficult position of funding expensive home care on their own or having their child live in a nursing home, surrounded by elderly adults, and many families simply cannot afford the cost of in-home care workers and nurses. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that about 4,000 children live in nursing homes in the U.S. and that number is steadily growing as health care resources are increasingly spread thin....
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