One of the largest nursing home companies has filed bankruptcy, claiming that more than 160 lawsuits led to its financial demise. The bankruptcy leaves scores of pending cases in limbo – nearly 20 cases in Texas, 97 in Kentucky, and 27 in New Mexico are…
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A Casper, Wyoming nursing home that has repeatedly been accused of poor care has settled a lawsuit alleging its staff injured a resident. The lawsuit alleged that a Poplar Living Center van driven by one of the nursing home’s employees hit a legally blind resident…
When big businesses can write their own rules and insulate themselves from being held accountable for wrongdoing, it is hardly impartial, is it? That has been the case with nursing homes where residents were required to sign a binding arbitration agreement for admissions. A binding…
Nursing homes are entrusted to care for some of our nation’s most vulnerable residents at a critical time in their lives. When this trust is violated and nursing home abuse or neglect happens, the results are often devastating as was the case for a Colorado…
When elderly loved ones are no longer able to live on their own, many family members turn to an assisted living facility or nursing home. While many of these facilities provide excellent care, there are times that the system fails. Some nursing homes are understaffed…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has overturned a circuit judge’s ruling that a nursing home is immune from a wrongful-death lawsuit. The appeals court said the judge erred in dismissing the wrongful-death lawsuit against Davis Life Care Center based on the doctrine of charitable immunity.…
No one should be required to surrender basic constitutional rights to secure a bed and receive quality care in a nursing home. Yet, this is exactly what is happening in Oklahoma, and nationwide. In order to avoid accountability for negligence and wrong doing, nursing homes…
Nursing homes are entrusted to care for some of our nation’s most vulnerable residents at a critical time in their lives. When this trust is violated and nursing home abuse or neglect happens, the results are often devastating. Nursing Home Compare is a widely used…
“America is aging. Every day, 10,000 people in the United States celebrate their 65th birthday. Between 2010 and 2030, the number of Americans 65 and older will nearly double, and the number of those 85 and older is on pace to grow more than 400% by 2050.”…
Traumatic brain injuries resulting from sports have been in the media lately especially since the NFL concussion settlement, but are you aware there is a high risk of head injuries to seniors in long-term care facilities? Falls are detrimental in the elderly where weakened bone…
