Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Falls
How Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Injuries and Death from Preventable Falls Nursing home neglect is a critical issue that affects the well-being and safety of elderly residents. One of...
Nursing Home Abuse: Understanding Your Rights and Protecting Your Loved Ones
The decision to entrust a loved one’s care to a nursing home is never easy. These facilities promise professional care and support as our family members age. Sadly, the heartbreaking...
Pressure Sore Risk in Nursing Homes
Pressure sores, also referred to as pressure ulcers or bedsores, manifest as injuries to the skin and underlying tissues due to prolonged pressure on specific areas of the body. Pressure...
The Week In Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: November 10, 2023
In an effort to raise awareness of neglect and abuse inflicted upon nursing home patients across the United States, we will periodically publish a composite of recent events reported by...
The Week In Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: October 24, 2023
In an effort to raise awareness of neglect and abuse inflicted upon nursing home patients across the United States, we will periodically publish a composite of recent events reported by...
The Week In Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: October 13, 2023
In an effort to raise awareness of neglect and abuse inflicted upon nursing home patients across the United States, we will periodically publish a composite of recent events reported by...
How To Research A Nursing Home’s Staffing Levels Using Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare’s Website
Introduction Choosing a nursing home can be a complex and emotionally challenging process. Most all nursing homes claim they provide great care and are able to meet a prospective patient’s...
Inadequate Employee Screening Puts Nursing Home Patients At Risk
Federal regulations specifically prohibit any form of patient abuse or neglect. Yet tragically, some form of nursing home abuse, including sexual assault, is inflicted upon patients by nursing home employees...
Bed Sores: Answers To Common Questions
Introduction As a law firm that represents victims of nursing home and hospital neglect, we are often consulted when patients are allowed to develop painful bed sores. Many have been...
Why Pressure Sores Are So Common in Nursing Homes
Introduction Pressure sores are potentially life-threatening injuries which too often develop in nursing homes. Pressure sores are not inevitable and can be prevented with diligence. In order to prevent pressure...