By Barry Sugarman A bowl of candy corn at the nurses’ station looks harmless. So does a caramel apple at an assisted living Halloween party or a handful of mini chocolate bars a visitor leaves on the nightstand. For a resident with dysphagia, any one of those treats can block [..]

By Barry Sugarman | Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer | New Jersey You noticed it during a Sunday visit. Your mother’s sweater hangs off her shoulders now, her face looks thinner, and the lunch tray beside her bed sits nearly untouched. If your parent is losing weight in a nursing home, [..]

When you move a parent or grandparent into a nursing home, you trust that the people caring for them will treat them with patience, warmth, and respect. So it can be deeply unsettling when your loved one grows quiet, anxious, or withdrawn and you cannot figure out why. Emotional abuse [..]