South Carolina’s Community Choices Medicaid waiver is designed to help elderly residents who qualify for nursing home level care remain in their homes or communities rather than entering a facility. Participants must meet the same clinical criteria required for institutional placement, meaning they often need assistance with basic activities of daily living such as bathing,
The ongoing bankruptcy of Genesis HealthCare shows just how easily corporate nursing home chains can dodge accountability, even after families win hard-fought settlements for injuries and deaths. CBS News and KFF Health News reporting makes it clear: Genesis settled at least 155 lawsuits involving serious harm and wrongful death, often with delayed-payment provisions, and still
Recently, Trump cancelled the charges against Daniel Edwin Wilson, a man who was serving time in prison for gun charges. The president justified pardoning the criminal because Wilson had previously participated in the January 6th breach of the Capitol. A little over a year after Wilson’s participation, six firearms and 4,800 rounds of ammunition were
LawFuel had an interesting article about arbitrary caps on damages in cases involving vulnerable adults. Florida’s legal landscape for nursing home litigation has shifted significantly following the elimination of statutory caps on non-economic damages. In its 2017 decision in North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that these caps violated the
USA Today had an interesting article about a recent study finding that most Americans are uninformed about the reality of Medicare and long-term care, causing them to be unprepared to deal with the tremendous costs of their future needs. Long-term care refers to various services that exist to assist people in their everyday activities, such
The State reported on the lawsuit filed on July 25 against the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department which claims they released a man with diarrhea and mobility issues on a cold January night after delaying his medical care for nearly two months. Cody Smith began an ongoing two-month struggle with receiving proper medical care after his
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