The family of a woman who died recently at a nursing home in New York after testing positive for Legionella now say they intend to sue the facility. The 86-year-old woman died in late October, just days after her son was told she had contracted the bacteria, which causes Legionnaires’…
Jurors overhearing a recent nursing home neglect case were so horrified by the details, they awarded $30 million in damages – $28 million of that being punitive damages against the nursing home, its two owners and related companies. Such damage awards aren’t necessarily the norm. In fact, most nursing home…
Courts generally enforce the strong federal policy that favors arbitration where such an agreement exists. However, that doesn’t mean a court will automatically dismiss a case that involves an arbitration clause in favor of that alternative dispute resolution. This is increasingly true in nursing home abuse cases, in which Florida…
A resident at an Illinois nursing home reportedly admitted to fire officials and police that she intentionally set a fire at the facility because she was, “tired of the nursing staff trying to boss her around.” That account is according to TV-KSDK, which reported the woman resided in the independent…
Authorities are investigating the death of an elderly Florida nursing home resident who may have died of possible sun exposure after he was reportedly left outdoors for an extended period of time. According to Health News Florida, first responders in Pinellas Park were called to a nursing home to treat…
Nursing home neglect has been cited against a facility in Minnesota, where investigators say a man with severe cognitive disabilities died after he was given 10 times his prescribed does of morphine. According to the Star Tribune, the alleged medication error occurred at the 42-bed facility, where the man had been…
A nursing home in Massachusetts is facing thousands of dollars in federal fines after a state investigation revealed the facility employees violated state law in treating an 83-year-old woman who died after falling from a mechanical lift. Nursing home deaths resulting from falls are far too common. The U.S. Centers for…
The family of an 87-year-old California woman wanted to ensure she was taken care of. That’s why they invested in one of the best regional facilities money could buy for her elder age care. And yet, she still succumbed to one of the most unnecessary and painful forms of death:…
People who suffer from obesity grapple with a range of health problems, from diabetes to congestive heart failure. The number of ailments facing obese adults increase as they age. This has resulted in serious problems at nursing homes throughout the country, where Medicare often refuses to pay more for the…
A consumer advocacy group is suing the state Health & Human Services Agency, alleging a systemic practice known as “patient dumping” – or illegally refusing to re-admit nursing home patients on the state subsidized healthcare program known as Medi-Cal after a hospital stay. The lawsuit, Anderson et al v. Dooley et…