Nov 16, 2016
Four million elderly individuals are estimated to have suffered from physical and psychological abuse or neglect every year in the U.S., many instances occurring in nursing homes. Finding definitively proving responsibility in a nursing home abuse claim can be...
Oct 6, 2016
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new rule that prohibits nursing homes that receive federal funding from using forced arbitration agreements for dispute resolution. These agreements allow nursing homes to avoid lawsuits by...
Sep 27, 2016
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the number one cause of death and injury for older adults. The CDC reports that one elderly adult falls down every second. The CDC recently released data for 2014 that indicated there were 29...
Jun 20, 2016
According to a recent study, nursing home resident-on-resident abuse occurs at a much higher rate than anticipated, with approximately one in five residents experiencing some form of abuse from another resident. If you believe you or a loved one is in need of a...
Sep 24, 2015
Nursing home abuse is a problem that is often difficult to identify and, unfortunately, often goes unreported. By understanding the signs of abuse like bedsores, improper administration of medication and changes in behavior you can properly identify abuse and take the...
Sep 9, 2014
On November 1, 2013, Oklahoma passed a law that would permit the use of surveillance cameras in nursing home facilities. The reason was simple residents loved ones want the ability to keep an eye on the patient for their own safety, many suspecting that nursing home...
