Fighting For The Elderly, Vulnerable and Injured.
Reasons of inadequate Residential Care Facility Your mom and dad are getting older, and can no longer live on their own. They can still walk, talk, and are mentally and emotionally stable, but they need assistance with daily activities that most people take for granted – eating, dressing, bathing, brushing their teeth, or need help with housekeeping. Where do they…
Understaffed Nursing Home Facilities Understaffed Nursing Home Facilities – Elders residing in nursing care and residential care facilities often do not receive the care you would expect. Many residents are abused or neglected. They contract illnesses, suffer from untreated wounds that become infections, and in severe cases, they may die. One of the main causes of nursing home abuse and…
Nursing Homes Responsible For Dehydration – Dehydration in the elderly is a real problem in nursing homes. Dehydration occurs when the resident loses more water than they take in. Our bodies require a certain amount of fluid to function properly. There are many preventable causes of dehydration, including medications that act as diuretics, nursing home’s failure to monitor for dehydration,…
Nursing Home Left 90 Year Old Outside for Three Hours in 90 Degree Heat Another nursing home makes the news again for an all too frequent occurrence: facilities abandoning residents outside the building, leading to death from exposure of the outdoor elements. The most...
Fines for Nursing Homes Inadequate Care leading to Two Elderly Residents Dying In a Los Angeles Times article on June 11, 2009, it was reported that State officials recently fined two nursing homes (fines for Nursing Homes) in Orange County for providing inadequate...
Action against Nursing Homes – Civil Rights Violations in Nursing Homes are Now Recognized Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 According to a recent article posted on Law.com, the estate of Melvinteen Daniels brought an action against nursing homes, The Kane Center in Allegheny...
Extreme Dehydration and Hypernatremia Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink Imagine this – you are left in a room with no access to water or you are incapacitated and have had no fluids for several hours or even days. Worse yet, you are taking medications that also have a diuretic effect and your body is thirsty for…
How to Choose the Right Nursing Home Facility What Nursing Home Facility is Right for my Loved One? Choosing a Nursing Home Facility is a daunting task. There are reasons why nursing homes are deemed undesirable – many provide inadequate care, and smell like urine and death. Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your loved one…
Nursing Home Chain Understaffs Facilities Nursing Home Chain Pays Big for Understaffing their Facilities What would motivate a jury to award $640 million in damages against one nursing home chain? If the violation of law is so egregious, then the verdict serves as a...
$29 Million Verdict Serves as a Public Reminder – Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect is Against the Law! Unfortunately, elders in nursing homes often experience some form of neglect or abuse. While national statistics on elder abuse are currently not recorded, in 2004,...