Fighting For The Elderly, Vulnerable and Injured.
Physical and Chemical Restraints – Friend or Foe? Physical and Chemical Restraints Dangerous to Nursing Home Patients It is a common practice among nursing homes today to use restraints, both physical and chemical, to medically treat a patient. Not all restraints are illegal, as there are proper as well as improper uses of restraints. Restraints are used correctly when they…
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…
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...
$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,...