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As our bodies decline, we may need help in certain behaviors that we can’t do on our own anymore. One of these may be eating or swallowing. It is part of a nursing home’s job to monitor patients while they eat to prevent choking hazards. A nursing home in California was fined the maximum amount, …

A situation doesn’t need to be extreme for a elder care abuse case to proceed. What has to be proven is that the facility breached their duty of care. Allowing problems to develop in a patient’s care and go unaddressed is the problem. A case filed in Illinois by an executor claims multiple reasons for …

What happens when a nursing home is understaffed or has poor security? Bad things. It’s a sad fact that many elderly people do not like their nursing homes. They feel like they’re in a prison and may try to seek a way to escape. If they are suffering from dementia, they may truly believe that …

There are two main types of damages awarded in civil cases. The first type is called actual damages. This is the monetary value of the damages in the suit. For instance, the cost of final expenses, medical bills, or lost wages. Then there are punitive damages. This is an extra fine levied on the offending …

One of the frustrations we sometimes encounter is when a client truly believes that abuse is happening to their loved one but there is not enough proof to bring a suit forward. One family in Minneapolis came up with a creative way to catch nursing home abuse in the act. The family members set up …

People with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other degenerative diseases may try to wander around. Wandering can put them at great risk because they are unaware of their surroundings. Residents with these conditions are placed into special wards with extra security, but sometimes they escape anyway. Nursing homes should do more than just prevent escapes. They should …

The threat of someone making a mistake in the care of someone in a nursing home keeps many people away, not to mention the many stories of elder care abuse going wrong. Nurses are well aware of these sorts of problems. Often they are hamstrung by policies or overworked by a lack of staff. The …