This weekend, the New York Times published an article about the profitability of nursing homes. The article points out that while profits are rising, quality of care is falling. This may come as a surprise to the nursing home industry who, as a general rule, seems to constantly repeat their litany about how they aren’t
In Moundsville, W.V.a., Police said a mentally handicapped woman was sexually assaulted inside a Moundsville nursing home. The suspect is Roy Reed Sheldon, 22, who was placed into a cruiser and headed to jail after his arraignment Wednesday afternoon. He sexually assaulted a 57-year-old mentally handicapped woman who was a resident of Dora Allietta Memorial
Here is an interesting article about an investigation at a nursing home involving a resident who died from suffocation. It was Friday, September 7 when authorities say Stephanie Galletti who lived at the Taylor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center got tangled in some bed rails and suffocated. According to a search warrant, it is part of
The New York Times has an interesting and scary article about how the elderly are given dangerous and unnecessary medications. The article relays a story about a 78-year-old woman who was found unconscious on the floor of her apartment by a neighbor. Her medical history included high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure
Chad Trammel and his team of nursing home lawyers did a great job in a difficult trial. The multi chain (and infamous) Beverly Enterprises has been found negligent in the death of resident and ordered to pay $1.4 million in compensatory damages. After deliberating on Monday, the Ouachita County jury agreed on $875,000 in punitive damages
A new study indicates that segregation is alive and well in America’s nursing homes. Elderly and ill blacks in the United States are more likely to live in poor-quality nursing homes, researchers said on Tuesday in a study that shows clear patterns of segregation persist. “This study shows us that racial segregation has a significant
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