It’s Essential to Keep an Eye Out For Your Loved Ones
When a family member needs 24/7 care, placing them into a care facility can reduce the stress on the rest of the family and significantly help that family member. A nursing home or assisted living home has the resources to ensure your loved ones are well looked after. However, while these facilities can be extremely beneficial, they aren’t always as nurturing or safe as we’d like. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect can happen, and when it does, it’s devastating. Over the past fewmonths, it may have been difficult to check on aunts, uncles, grandparents, parents, or siblings who live in nursing homes. Many of these facilities closed their doors to visitors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to the high-risk individuals who lived there. Yet, as the country starts to slowly open again and families are able to visit their loved ones again, it’s nowmore important than ever to stay alert to signs of neglect that they could have experienced these past fewmonths. In many instances, nursing home staff can be impatient, careless of their duties, or even verbally or physically abusive. It’s important that when you visit, you pay attention not only to the staff who may show these signs but also how your loved one is acting and behaving. Someone who has endured abuse may:
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• Have severe mood changes
Ingredients
• Have poor hygiene
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2 tbsp olive oil, divided 1 medium onion, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 16 oz ground chicken
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1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp paprika
• Live in dirty living conditions
1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Have bed sores
6 eggs
16 oz sausage
12 8-inch tortillas
• Emotionally withdraw or have unusual nervousness
1/2 tsp salt
12 slices cheddar cheese
• Have unexplained abrasions and bruises
Directions
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In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté. Remove from pan and set aside. In the same pan over medium heat, add chicken, sausage, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Cook for 3–4 minutes before stirring to get a brown crust on the bottom. Then, stir and continue cooking until meat is cooked through. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs together.
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In another skillet over medium heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil. Pour in eggs and scramble them, cooking until no liquid remains. Set aside. Lay out the tortillas with one slice of cheddar cheese on each. Place an even amount of vegetables, meat, and eggs on every tortilla. Wrap each burrito and enjoy immediately or wrap in foil and freeze for another morning!
• Have unexpected changes in their bank accounts
It’s essential that if you notice any of the above, you report these issues to the facility’s director or call the police if you believe that your loved one is in danger. Your next step is to contact a nursing home abuse attorney to discuss your rights and give your family a voice. To learn more about nursing home neglect and abuse, and to speak to our nursing home abuse attorneys about a free case review, visit our website at HWNN.com.
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