The Columbia Tribune of Missouri has an article about a new study that shows nursing home admission paperwork to be confusing and takes away a resident’s fundamanetal rights without explanation to the residents. Nursing home admission agreements are confusing, can run 10 pages or more with unfamiliar language, are often signed in moments of distress, and
Buried within most admission contracts for nursing homes are unconscionable and hidden clauses requiring mandatory binding arbitration in case of a dispute. These clauses stack the deck against consumers and victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. These hidden clauses force residents to sign away their rights before a dispute even arises, and denying them access
I saw this article written by a family member who failed to read the contract when admitting his mother to the nursing home. When she was neglected and he wanted to remove her, the nursing home charged him extra money because the family did not provide one week’s notice!! Incredible. Make sure you read every clause
Many nursing homes attempt to evade liability by inserting arbitration clauses in nursing home admission paperwork without telling the resident or their loved ones. Unfortunately, many courts enforce these unconscionable agreements. A son should be precluded from filing a wrongful-death suit against a nursing home where he had signed a binding arbitration agreement prior to
SHARON OSTROFF, Individually and as Power of Attorney for Lillian Restine, Plaintiff, v. ALTERRA HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-6187 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50730 July 25, 2006, Decided Sharon Ostroff, individually and as power of attorney for Lillian Restine, her mother, filed suit