💛 How You Can Protect Loved Ones in Nursing Homes (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

Safety First: Protecting Loved Ones in Nursing Homes.

From preventing falls to infections, learn the key steps to keeping loved ones safe.

By Paul Wynn, AARP. Published August 26, 2025.

JJ Elliott Hill learned just how quickly safe could turn unsafe for her mom, Connie, living with Parkinson’s disease. Her mom had endured multiple moves between facilities, each one promising attentive care, but each not meeting her care needs.​

By the time Connie settled into a nursing home in Tennessee, Hill’s visits were punctuated by troubling phone calls: two falls in one week, injuries that could have been worse and rooms cluttered enough to trip even a careful visitor. Hill had assumed there would be proactive fall prevention, clear walkways, timely help, and well-fitted shoes, but instead, she found herself fighting for basic safety measures while also worrying about medication timing, nutrition, and her mother’s mental health.

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