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...
Are Pressure Sores Life-Threatening?
Short Answer: Yes Yes, pressure sores can cause significant harm including pain, infection, sepsis, and even death. The vast majority of pressure sores can be prevented. If pressure sores are...
Compiling Convincing Evidence: How You Can Help Your Nursing Home Negligence Attorney Win Your Case
Introduction: When a loved one requires the care of a nursing home or long-term care facility, we trust that they will receive the highest level of attention and support. Unfortunately,...
The Link Between Nursing Home Understaffing and Patient Abuse
Introduction Nursing homes should be safe havens for our elderly loved ones, providing them with the care, compassion, and support they need in their later years. However, patient abuse remains...
Recognizing Physical Signs of Neglect or Abuse in Nursing Homes
Introduction Unfortunately, it is no secret that nursing home abuse and neglect are all too common. There are important warning signs that families should look out for. The occurrence of...
Hidden Dangers of Nursing Home Neglect: Dehydration and Malnutrition
Nursing home neglect and abuse can manifest itself in many obvious ways, including the development of pressure sores, injuries from abusive handling or being allowed to unnecessarily fall, etc. But...