When your mom started having trouble remembering her address and her late husband’s name, you realized she couldn’t live on her own anymore. It was time to find her extra support. So you researched all of the assisted living residences in your area, and you moved her...
Nursing Home Malpractice
Study: Nursing homes greatly underreported COVID-19 cases
Advocates for the elderly say nursing home abuse and neglect have become a nightmare due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit Foundation Aiding the Elderly (FATE) says nursing homes have been Ground Zero for the crisis and that frantic family members have contacted...
One in five cases of severe nursing home abuse and neglect go unreported
Our elderly loved ones may require more care and services than family or friends can provide. Under these circumstances, it can be necessary to place them in facilities that are equipped to handle the needs of people who may be very sick, immobile, unable to...
COVID-19 exposes flaws in nursing home rating system
A New York Times in-depth investigation has uncovered a significant disparity in the quality of care by thousands of U.S. nursing homes and the star rating system that grades them. In many cases, the Times found that nursing homes were ill-equipped for the coronavirus...
Patients receiving in-home hospice care subjected to neglect
When a loved one receives hospice care, the hope is that they will receive the medical, physical, emotional and spiritual care and support needed in their final weeks and days. It is undoubtedly an upsetting time for everyone involved, and hospice services are...
Your rights if nursing home issues claim your loved one’s life
If your family reached the point where there was no option other than placing a loved one in a nursing home, that beloved older adult probably had significant medical needs. Concerns about mobility, memory or even the need to administer medication can all motivate...
Should businesses be immune to lawsuits during a pandemic? Voters say no.
As the world is responding to the daily challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government faces critical decisions that weigh public health against economic resilience. Congress is currently battling with the question of whether to grant companies immunity...
Wrongful death claims arise from nursing home negligence
Admitting a loved one to a nursing home is often a decision that's fraught with sadness and negative emotions. It can cause a family rift in some cases when a person who clearly needs a heightened level of care and supervision balks at the transition from independent...
When profit is more important than resident safety
If a loved one is not able to live with us, we try to find them exceptional caregivers and a community full of people who we trust to take as good of him or her as we would. What we never want is for our loved one to be victims of elder abuse, something that...
Study: 37 Percent Of Nursing Home Falls Cause Brain Injury
Sadly, nursing home falls are common. Residents are elderly or physically disabled, rendering them less likely to regain their balance should they trip, slip or misstep. The injuries can be severe, even life-threatening, as documented by a recent study. More than 1 in...