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…
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...
Medicare Takes Action against Never-Events Medicare Attempts to Reduce Health Care Costs and Promote Patient Safety Medicare Takes Action against Never-Events – Certain types of medical errors should never happen. According to the California Association of Health...
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...