Resident’s Right to Trial
Forced arbitration is unfair to nursing home residents. Unfair arbitration is the norm for victims of abuse and neglect.
Forced arbitration is unfair to nursing home residents. Unfair arbitration is the norm for victims of abuse and neglect.
Arbitration should be fair and voluntary. Mandatory arbitration clauses in nursing home admission paperwork is neither.
The U.S. House passed a bill that would void all pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements in consumer contracts like nursing home admissions. This is incredible news. Preserving our constitutional right to a jury trial is essential. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute from 2018, more than 60 million workers are barred from access to the
Seton Hall University 2021 Petersheim Academic Exposition Poster Presentation on Elder Abuse by Karen Chernoff.
Nursing homes have a duty to supervise the resident, prevent altercations, and maintain the health, safety, and well-being of the residents in their care. The industry is failing. Fox59 reported that a resident smothered another resident with a pillow causing her premature and wrongful death. Court records details what led to the victim’s death inside Homestead
Failure to Keep Safe How can a nursing home allow a vulnerable adult under their care and supervision to suffer sexual assaults? The whole point and purpose of a nursing home is to allow elderly people to live safely with respect and dignity. Many are defenseless and vulnerable. Samuel Wambugu was an employee of The
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