A special kind of impact-absorbing floor material was found to slash fall-related injuries by approximately 60 percent in Swedish nursing homes, according to a new study published in the journal Injury Prevention. The lead author of the study noted the seriousness of falls for elderly in nursing homes, asserting they…
In California, the non-profit Center for Investigative Reporting has been working hard to learn more about alleged abuse and maltreatment of developmentally disabled patient in the care of state-run centers. After drawn-out litigation over public records that the state refused to turn over, the journalists finally prevailed. What those records…
The recent case of Community Care Center of Aberdeen v. Barrentine is, at its core, an employment dispute. But the matter, reviewed by the Mississippi Supreme Court recently, holds relevance for those who care about the well-being of elderly, vulnerable residents of nursing homes because it involves someone who reportedly…
Anyone who has ever assisted an elderly relative likely endured the process of signing or reviewing stacks of admission paperwork. And most probably, somewhere in that stack, was an arbitration agreement. These agreements have become standard in many areas of commerce, and nursing home care is apparently no exception. In…
Usually when we discuss nursing abuse, we’re referring to staff members who take advantage of and victimize elderly patients. However, there is an increasing amount of evidence to suggest another problem may in fact be the violence that occurs between residents. In fact, a recent study conducted by analysts at…
A once-unlicensed nursing home facility that allegedly confined an aging, once-prominent judge in an unheated room, allowing him to freeze to death in the winter, has agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit for $750,000. It’s the last chapter for a popular Brooklyn, NY man once called the “kung fu…
A newly-filed nursing home neglect lawsuit accuses a facility of failing to properly care for an 88-year-old woman who subsequently died of respiratory failure, pneumonia, sepsis and cardiac arrest. The lawsuit, brought by the woman’s daughter, alleges that not only was there not enough staff at the facility at any…
State inspectors of nursing homes have an important job: Ensuring that facilities are doing all they should be to protect and provide adequate care for our elderly, vulnerable loved ones. Some might argue inspections don’t occur frequently enough and may not be as thorough as they should be. But we…
For the abuse and wrongful death of a 96-year-old woman in a nursing home facility three years ago, a facility will have to pay $1.2 million to her surviving daughters. The abuse came to light after the victim’s family installed a hidden camera to catch an apparent thief who was…
Most states, including Florida, have established a list of rights to which nursing home residents are entitled. Violation of these provisions may result in state or federal sanctions or the right of the resident and/or surviving family member to pursue civil action against the facility or staffers. For example, F.S.…