Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Trials, Trials, and more Trials

  Sach Oliver | November 25, 2008 6:14 PM | 3 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Wow! In the last month, our firm has tried two four day jury trials and been blessed with wonderful verdicts for our clients. One of the trials was in Melbourne, Arkansas and the other was in Little...

• 15 Nursing Home Residents Abused In Albert Lea Nursing Home

  Mike Bryant | August 31, 2008 11:27 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In a shocking story from Albert Lea Nursing home of physical and mental abuse by workers passing the time by "having fun" with 15 residents . Sexually touching, beating and gagging them being a...

• Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed On Behalf of Former NYC Cop

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 26, 2006 2:44 PM | 3 CommentsChicago, IL

  The family of a former New York City police officer who died three years ago has filed a nursing home neglect lawsuit against Brooklyn's Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center.Abraham Ticknor lived at the nursing home from the time he suffered a stroke in the mid 1990s until his death in 2003.His daughter says that beginning in March 2003, the geriatric center did nothing to prevent massive bed...

• For-Profit Nursing Homes Care is Lower Quality

  Dottie Perry | January 31, 2012 4:24 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  For Profit Nursing Homes Care is Lower The nation’s largest for-profit nursing homes deliver significantly lower quality of care because they typically have fewer staff nurses than...

• Pennsylvania Proposal Seeks Cap On Punitive Damages In Nursing Home Claims

  Scott Cooper | January 25, 2012 7:45 AM | 2 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  What do you think about a Governor and legislator supporting a law which places an arbitrary cap on punitive damages if you, or a loved one, are the victim of negligence in a nursing,...

• Deficit Reduction Plan Would Impose Penalties on Nursing Homes

  Greg Webb | October 05, 2011 8:00 AM | 2 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The recent Forbes article entitled Obama cracks down on nursing home quality,says changes to Medicare put forth by the administration’s deficit reduction plan may impose cuts in funding to...

• Future of Florida Nursing Homes Looks Bleak Due to State and Federal Budget Cuts

  Council Wooten | August 25, 2011 9:21 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Former Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson paints a bleak picture when it comes to the future of Florida nursing homes. As President and CEO of the American Health Care Association, Parkinson spoke at...

• Antipsychotic Drugs Are Being Misused by Nursing Homes

  Shayna Slater | August 15, 2011 10:42 AM | 2 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  How should a nursing home care for a difficult patient or a patient suffering from dementia? Well, the answer for some nursing homes is apparently to sedate them. According to a report by Consumer...

• Nursing Home Neglect: An Under-Report Crime

  Shayna Slater | August 09, 2011 1:36 PM | 2 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Nursing home abuse has unfortunately become an increasingly prevalent topic in recent years. However, nursing home neglect, which is more common and less talked about, can also cause...

• Bedsores: Are They a Sign of Neglect?

  Shayna Slater | June 10, 2011 2:53 PM | 2 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Residents of a nursing home are usually admitted due to their need for care beyond that which can be provided at home. When a resident enters a nursing home they are promised proper care and...