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Learn the major types and warning signs of nursing home abuse and neglect.  Download a free checklist and find out how to protect your loved one. Nursing home abuse, either intentional or accidental, is when a resident in a nursing home or other long-term care facility is harmed.  The risk of harm tends to be caused by staff, other residents, or the facility’s failure to provide proper care.  Many studies estimate that about 10% of all people over the age of 65 experience some form of nursing home abuse.  Rates of abuse of older people are high in institutions such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities, with the World Health Organization indicating that 2 in 3 staff reporting that they have committed abuse in […]

The Flint water crisis began in 2014 when officials switched the city’s water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a cost-saving measure. However, the city failed to properly treat the water to prevent pipe corrosion, which caused lead to leach from aging pipes into the drinking water. This decision exposed tens of thousands of Flint, Michigan residents to lead-contaminated water. Children, in particular, were severely impacted, as lead exposure can cause irreversible neurological damage, developmental delays, and cognitive impairments. A decade later, despite a $626 million settlement announced in 2021, many residents still haven’t received the compensation they were promised.  The lawsuit settlement, which was intended to provide resources to help mitigate the effects of lead poisoning, has been caught up in […]