Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Bad Nursing Homes Are Everywhere According To Consumer Reports

  M. Brandon Smith | August 07, 2006 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to a recent report issued by Consumer Reports, a consumer tip group, nursing homes around the U.S. are still giving inadequate care for our loved ones and seniors. According to the report, not-for-profit homes generally provide better care than those operated for profit, although most, regardless of whether for profit or non-profit, fell well below the group's standards for a quality...

• Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana Nursing Home

  Noble McIntyre | July 14, 2006 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The family of a 90-year old woman who died after a fall at her nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana facility that was charged with her care. Mary Foddrill's femur was broken in two places when an employee of White River Lodge nursing home dropped her when getting her out of bed.The suit alleges:Failure to follow physician's orders.Failure to follow facility policies and...

• Buyer Beware-Nursing Home Neglect

  Staff Writer | July 03, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  Your stay at a nursing home in Massachusetts may be a one way ticket to a hospital. Today the Boston Globe reports the series woes prevalent in Massachusetts nursing homes. The report cites lack of qualified staffing and overreliance on nurse practitioners (rather than M.D.'s) as a cause. What could be minor medical problems--such as dehydration, urinary tract infections, chronic pulmonary...

• Nursing Home Abuse Leads to $1.9 Million Settlement

  Michael Myers | June 05, 2006 9:24 AM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  Last week the press announced that the family of a 76-year-old Longview woman, who died after suffering a head injury from a fall in a nursing home and being left undiagnosed for more than two days, will receive a nearly $1.9 million settlement.According to court documents, the woman was admitted to the Evergreen Frontier nursing home in January 2004 for rehabilitation from a stroke, where she...

• One Company's Nursing Home Abuse Record - Is "Blatant" Strong Enough?

  Bob Carroll | June 02, 2006 4:51 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Over at OpEdNews.com there is a lengthy article that details some of the most egregious nursing home misconduct imaginable. The disgusting incidents described are truly shocking. Amazingly, all of the patient abuse and neglect occurred at the facilities of one nursing home company, Beverly Enterprises.Beverly Enterprises - Poster Child Of Fraud And Neglect In Nursing Home Industry Nowhere in...

• Nursing Homes are Understaffed - So Neglect, Abuse and Injuries Will Continue!?

  Craig Kelley | May 23, 2006 1:33 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Understaffing at nursing homes appears to be the underlying reason for continued problems and abuses according to a just-released national report examining nursing home abuse and neglect. The study, commisioned by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform."The Faces of Neglect: Behind the Closed Doors of Nursing Homes," commissioned by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing...

• Article Fingers Understaffing as Root of Nursing Home Neglect

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Thanks to Tampa nursing home abuse lawyer Bob Carroll for bringing to my attention an article in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel which announces the results of a recent investigation into nursing home neglect. The National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform released a report Friday that concludes under staffing is the main reason neglect continues to be a problem.The study, The Faces of...

• Nursing Homes Understaffed - Abuses Continue

  Bob Carroll | April 30, 2006 7:26 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Understaffing at nursing homes appears to be the underlying reason for continued problems and abuses according to a just-released national report examining nursing home abuse and neglect. The story is from FortWayne.com:Report IDs roots of elderly neglect"The Faces of Neglect: Behind the Closed Doors of Nursing Homes," commissioned by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform,...

• Florida's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

  Bob Carroll | April 18, 2006 6:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Every week I learn of an injury inflicted upon an elderly resident of a nursing home or assisted living facility in the State of Florida. Abuse and negligence often are the cause. When that is the case there is a need for our firm and other personal injury attorneys to step up and provide assistance. The effort frequently involves the filing of a claim for compensation. There are other...

• Nursing Homes Could be Judgment-Proof in Abuse or Neglect Cases

  Michael Myers | April 02, 2006 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Nursing home operators have been frequently converting their facilities to LLCs, without long-term care liability insurance. Then when someone sues the nursing home for abuse or neglect, there is no insurance money to collect. As a result, the nursing homes are often worthless and judgment-proof.If your loved one has been abused in a nursing home, you should contact a personal injury lawyer...