There is a great editorial by Tamara Hill in the Tennessean. Here it is in its entirety. Lawsuits are the only way some nursing homes will provide the services they’re supposed to offer By TAMARA L. HILL Tennessee Voices In response to a letter to the editor by Debra Fish (“Nursing homes are pot of
Insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Medical Association attempt to advance tort reform (i.e immunity for their members) by making up frivolous cases and trying to convince juries that doctors are fleeing states without caps on damages for victims of negligence and abuse. However, new information based on the AMA’s own data on the
Santa Cruz Sentinel has an article about the tragedy that is all too common for many nursing home residents. Nursing homes fail to train on what DNR status means, and far too often simple care is not provided that would save a resident’s life. Below are excerpts from the article. The Tragedy: On Sept. 11,
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wrote an editorial about the nursing home industry. We have included it below. Recent revelations of shameless self-dealing, massive mismanagement and substandard care at one of the state’s largest nursing home chains, Haven Healthcare, have rightly shocked the public. Haven, which operates 15 nursing homes in the state, received tens
Trial Judge Denies Defendant’s Post-Trial Motions, Upholds Jury Verdict for Plaintiff in Fall/Injury Case (Hawkins v. SSC Hendersonville Operating Company, LLC, d/b/a The Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation) On February 21, 2008 the trial Judge (the Honorable Judge Dennis Winner) DENIED all of Defendant’s post-trial Motions in the fall/injury case, leaving intact the jury verdict
Warren Wolfe of the Star Tribune in St. Paul, Mn. wrote a great article on the overuse of medications in the nursing home population. Thousands of nursing homes nationwide are using powerful antipsychotic drugs to quiet disruptive people with mild dementia — at times a step that’s easier and cheaper than training staff to fix the problem.
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