In times of need, locating necessary information regarding the legal rights and resources for nursing home patients can be difficult and imposing. In this respect, we are proud to introduce a new resource for patients, families and practitioners looking for a concise compilation of information regarding nursing home laws. Nursing Home Injury Laws, provides every states’: […]
Are you a victim of the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Military Base in North Carolina? If so, you may have a legal case against the United States government. Due to negligence and misconduct, an estimated 900-1,000 people died from drinking or bathing in polluted water at this military base between 1957 – 1987. A […]
Nursing Home Attorneys Committed to Protecting the Elderly As attorneys who represent individuals and families in nursing home negligence matters, we know that you can never plan for an incident where a loved one becomes injured or dies unexpectedly at a facility. During these stressful times, we appreciate the need to access concise and accurate […]
It would seem to make perfect sense, if someone abuses an elderly patient that is placed in his or her care, it is prudent to bring a lawsuit against this person and/or her employer. Despite the fact that nursing home abuse is on the rise and the fact that an increasing number of people are […]
Of all the different types of injuries that nursing home patients may be susceptible to, falls remain one of the more difficult types of incidents to entirely prevent. By law, each patient in a nursing home needs to be assessed and re-assessed to determine what safeguards are appropriate to keep the patient safe. In the […]
An alarming amount of nursing home patients are medicated with antipsychotic drugs, yet most do not have any type of psychosis. One nursing home in Massachusetts, Farren Care Center, has 71% of their patients on these drugs and they are far from being alone. The question is why are nursing homes using these drugs and […]
Falls in nursing homes are one of the biggest safety threats encountered by patients. Statistics tell use that more than one-third of all adults over age 65 fall unintentionally every year. A sizable percentage of these falls result in severe injury or death predominately due to complications from head injury or hip fractures. Recognizing the […]
A lawsuit brought on behalf of a former resident of an Extendicare nursing home in Kentucky alleges that the operator’s corporate negligence is responsible for various injuries that developed during her admission. In addition to naming Extendicare, the lawsuit further alleges that the nursing home administrators and individual staff members are responsible for the patients […]
When it comes to nursing home litigation, patient records really are the Holy Grail. Patient records are important in both assessing the initial case as well as determining how to proceed from a litigation standpoint. In my nursing home injury practice, one of the first things I suggest families do is to obtain a copy […]
There’s a misconception amongst many people that trial lawyers are simply out to sue every nursing home that they can type into the caption of a lawsuit. Truth is, most lawyers only want to pursue cases involving horribly run facilities that are responsible for causing significant harm or death to their clients. In addition to […]
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