Category / Medical Malpractice / Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse / Wrongful Death
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Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Homes
Dehydration and malnutrition have become so commonplace in nursing homes that many have called them “the silent killers.” According to a study by The Commonwealth Fund, 35 to 85% of nursing home…
April 25, 2012 -
Nursing Home Patient Records Often Neglected and Occasionally Deliberately Falsified
Nursing homes are responsible for every aspect of care for their residents. To this end, nursing homes must keep accurate and timely documentation of the services that they provide their patients–from feeding…
April 11, 2012 -
The Many Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
The decision to admit a loved one into a nursing home is never easy. However, for many families it is a necessary decision, especially if the family member needs around the clock…
March 26, 2012 -
Mandatory Arbitration Ruling is Victory for Victims of Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
In many cases the decision to enter a nursing home is made under extremely difficult conditions. When signing admission contracts patients and their families are often in a state of extreme vulnerability,…
March 5, 2012 -
“Concerned Citizens” Rush to Defense of Negligent Nursing Homes
A recent verdict against a nursing home corporation in West Virginia has stirred a renewed push for tort reform and limits on medical malpractice awards. A West Virginia jury awarded over $90…
September 16, 2011 -
Cost Cutting Risks Lives in Nursing Home Care
Nursing homes are big business. With big business comes big profits. To maximize these profits, it seems that nursing home companies will find every possible opportunity to cut costs. There are many…
January 31, 2011 -
Eleventh Circuit Addresses Medicare‘s Responsbilities in Lien Negotiation
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has shed some light on a growing and extremely confusing topic, Medicare lien reimbursement in personal injury actions. The underlying cause of action in Bradley v.…
October 8, 2010 -
Huge Nursing Home Verdict Brings Predictable Cries for Tort Reform
A huge nursing home neglect verdict in California leads to further cries for tort reform. A jury awarded a whopping $677 million verdict against Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. The personal injury class…
September 8, 2010