We’ve all heard the argument made by the insurance companies and nursing home industry: so-called tort “reform” will lead to better healthcare for everyone. This is the line that the insurance and medical industries have been pushing in states all across the country. The truth is that patients in states with arbitrary restrictions on their
A Rockport, Arkansas nursing home chose to evict an elderly resident who was chronically ill. The home dropped her off at a motel in Aransas Pass and never notified the family. The home claims it wasn’t getting paid for her to stay there. Ladewig suffers from chronic bronchitis and a muscle disease. Ladewig said she was brought to
A nursing home in Squirrel Hill was fined more than $20,000 after being accused of restraining patients to their beds. According to Health Department surveyors, patients at the Wightman Street nursing home were restrained, but there was no documentation by doctors showing the restraints were necessary. According to the inspection report, one patient was found
The Naplenews had a frightening article about a recent lawsuit that chronicles severe neglect of a resident. Sophie Arvigo moved into Lakeside Pavilion Nursing Home in Naples. After several years there, her care and treatment took a dramatic turn for the worse. There was neglect that led to painful and humiliating medical problems, and traumatic
The Chicago Tribune has a story about the suspicious deaths possibly caused by morphine overdose at a nursing home. McHenry County prosecutors acknowledge the suspicious deaths at the Woodstock Residence nursing home in Woodstock have been difficult to pursue. Three bodies were exhumed last year, and tissue samples were sent to a Pennsylvania lab for
The West Virginia Supreme court recently discussed how pre-suit notice and expert affidavit creates absurd results. This is very important since South Carolina passed similar legislation 2 years ago. The article was written by Justin D. Anderson for Daily Mail Capitol Reporter. Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher wrote “I dissent to express my hope that,
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