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Nursing homes must sometimes outsource for specialized care for things like Podiatry and other care from physicians. It is unfortunate that some unscrupulous people take advantage of the need for these kinds of services. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the court case of a health care CEO who ...

More details are emerging surrounding the nursing home where eight residents died following a power outage due to hurricane Irma. The facility lacked air-conditioning which led to the residents succumbing to heat-related injuries. The Local 10 News reports that the facility had been sued multiple ti...

Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage throughout Florida and Georgia, knocking out power to several areas for days. One nursing home that was affected by the power outage did not have an emergency generator capable of powering the facility’s air-conditioning, leading to the deaths of eight seniors....

Laws vary by state, but in many cases, the kind of medical treatment that an assisted living center can provide is limited by state law. This may be because some elderly patients may benefit more from hospice care or a facility that can provide 24/7 monitoring and treatment. The Ventura County Star ...

It is an unfortunate fact that as medical advances allow people to live longer, more and more people need nursing home care, putting them at risk for abuse and neglect. Even more disturbing than the fact that abuse and neglect is on the rise is the fact that it often goes unreported. National Law Re...

When it comes down to statistics, studies show that more than half of Americans will eventually need nursing home care. Part of this is due to the aging Baby Boomer generation, as well as increases in dementia and longer life spans due to medical advancements. Some say that short-term stays are skew...

Often, when people find something that outrages them, they turn to social media to post about it. There have been times where conditions in a nursing home have been exposed through this venue. This has often led to the perpetrators facing justice. However, it is not always justice that is being soug...

Transcript: A nursing home claim will most often go to court for one of two reasons. First, the parties are unable to negotiate a settlement, or the case must be filed to preserve a claim. Generally, a claim begins with a demand package. A demand package, prepared by an attorney, is a summation ...

How much is a bedsore case worth? Meritorious bedsore lawsuits may be worth anywhere from low six figures to several million dollars, depending on the facts of the specific case. Still, nothing is guaranteed. There are many, many factors affecting bedsore case value, including the venue in which th...

Transcript: The value of your nursing home neglect case will depend greatly on the facts of your particular situation, which includes the jurisdiction you are in and the venue for the claim. Generally, the value of a nursing home case will depend on three factors: breach, causation, and damages....