The Problem As a nursing home attorney, I have witnessed the harm caused by these assaults on the victim and the assailant. Resident-to-resident incidents in nursing homes are common. Often lack of staff or inadequate training are contributing factors. These incidents are injurious, and deadly. Eilon Caspi is a gerontologist and assistant research professor at

What are Compensatory Damages? Putting an amount on the consequences of an accident is a unique challenge, and sometimes it is difficult to do. When you feel that you may have been injured as a result of the negligence of another person, a professional personal injury lawyer can help you define what the appropriate amount

Fortunately, vaccines are working. Vaccine mandates helped. However, for older age groups, the virus remains a leading cause of death. About 1,500 Americans die of Covid every day for the past week. The reason is that some Americans choose to remain unvaccinated. Unfortunately, the alt-right has politicized science. Only 58 percent of Republicans are vaccinated,

Medical News Today reported some fantastic news on a new study on Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition affecting parts of the brain associated with memory, thought, and language. Its symptoms range from mild memory loss to the inability to hold conversations to environmental disorientation and mood changes. Research has suggested that various factors

Triple Net Leases Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) owns nursing homes. 2020 was a rough year for the senior housing operators that REIT Omega Healthcare counts as tenants. The REIT managed to survive the pandemic despite low occupancy rates. In fact, Omega was able to maintain its dividend despite the pandemic. How? It is a result of

In the last two years, taxpayers have given billions of dollars to the nursing home industry. The money was rolling in all of 2020. The help allowed nursing homes to survive but the quality of care decreases and unsafe staffing continued. Transparency is needed to determine where all the money went and why resident outcomes