Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• North Carolina Nursing Home Neglect Fines Not Nearly High Enough

  Mark Favaloro | May 21, 2012 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A $510 fine levied against a Torrington, Connecticut (CT), nursing home for failing to properly supervise a meal during which a disabled patient choked to death on a peanut butter and jelly...

• Nursing Homes Lack Disaster Plans, Putting Residents at Risk

  Mark Favaloro | April 18, 2012 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  In light of the many natural disasters that have occurred in the last few months across the U.S., the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a timely report regarding the state of...

• Man Awarded $200 Million in the Nursing Home Death of His Mother

  Mark Favaloro | March 13, 2012 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  In the fall of 2004, a 92-year-old nursing home resident pushed herself in her wheelchair through a door leading to a stairwell. She fell in the wheelchair down the flight of stairs and laid...

• Things to Know About Nursing Home Liability Law

  Randy Appleton | March 11, 2012 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Choosing a nursing home for a loved one is a heart-wrenching decision for any family. It’s an emotional task, and one that should not and cannot be made lightly. There’s no shortage...

• Low Staffing & Poor Quality of Care at Many For-Profit Nursing Homes

  Pierce Egerton | November 29, 2011 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The following news release from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), unfortunately, comes as no surprise to those of us who represent the victims of nursing home...

• Elder Abuse Awareness in North Carolina

  Pierce Egerton | May 28, 2011 6:47 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The image is not pretty. The examples may cause discomfort, and victims may not realize they need help. Elder abuse takes many forms and can sometimes be difficult to recognize. Each year, more...

• Pressure Wounds or Ulcers - One Good Turn Deserves Another

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | April 09, 2010 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Nursing homes for elderly or infirm loved ones are an unfortunate, but sometimes necessary, reality. Many family's come to discover that as their loved ones age, they require care that their family...

• Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse- Is Your Elderly Loved One Being Mistreated?

  Jim Lewis | December 24, 2009 8:32 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  No one wants to put their elderly loved on in a nursing home facility, but sometimes it is unavoidable. The elderly can require medical care or attention that loved ones just can not provide. When...

• Needless Nursing Home Death; Aide pleads Guilty

  Greg Jones | September 01, 2009 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Heidi Leon, a 24 year old nursing aide, accepted a plea agreement on charges in connection with the death of Sarah Wentworth, who was found about 5 in the morning on Feb. 5 outside The Arbor of...

• North Carolina Releases a Rating System for Nursing Homes

  Jim Lewis | July 30, 2009 10:05 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  North Carolina (NC) has started a rating system for nursing homes. So far, 585 of the 1,300 nursing homes registered in North Carolina (NC) have been reviewed. The rating system gives nursing homes...