A jury found Life Care Centers of America guilty of negligence. The jury awarded $1.5 million in compensatory damages to the family of a former resident who died as a result of the nursing home’s neglect and negligence. Life Care Centers of America was sued by Dennis Matthews, son of the late Verdie Matthews. He
The Chicago Sun times had a sad article about an elderly resident beaten to death at a nurisng home. The nursing home hasn’t explained how it happened or who assaulted the man. Instead they are trying to blame the victim by stating he had “prior altercations” in an “other nursing home.” So? What does that
Interesting article from the Courant.com about a deal to sell the bankrupt Haven Healthcare nursing-home chain. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that Formation Capital, which owns Genesis HealthCare, notified the state that it was pulling out of an $85 million deal to take over 14 of Haven’s homes in Connecticut and 10 in other New England states,
The Virginia Supreme Court recently affirmed an $850,000 verdict obtained by Jeff Downey in a nursing home case in Danville, Virginia. The case, Musgrove v. Medical Facilities of America Inc., involved pressures sores, an amputation, and death by dehydration, malnutrition and wound complications. The Defendant asserted numerous assignments of error, many dealing with pertinent nursing home
The DesMoines Register has an article about a woman who complained about the care her mother ws recieving at a nursing home being arrested after the nursing home stated that she was “abusing” her mother. This lack of accountability by the nursing home is astounding. Trying to quiet the family of a neglected resident who
The Washington Post had a recent article about how falls in the elderly lead to death caused by brain injuries. This is why it is so critical for nursing homes to have sufficient staff to supervise resdients, prevent falls, and have a fall prevention program. Below are excerpts of the article. The elderly fear breaking
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