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One of the things that we look for when evaluating an elder abuse case is patterns. If a facility has a pattern of poor patient care, that lends strength to the case. Here's a nursing home in California that appears to be falling into this category. A family whose relative died in a nursing home ...

In many of our stories, elder abuse is a physical act like medical malpractice or battery, but there is another form of elder abuse that be just a troublesome. That's financial elder abuse. An elder who finds themselves without any money to cover necessary medical expenses due to fraud will have now...

One of the sneaky tricks that health care officials do is bind their patients and their families into arbitration agreements. Nursing homes are especially bad about this. What an arbitration agreement does is forbid the two parties from hearing about an abuse situation in court. Instead, it gets set...

It's a common complaint from business owners that too much regulation stifles them, but when it comes to nursing homes and other health care facilities, that regulation can be the difference between the life or death of a patient. Which is why it's shocking that Kentucky's nursing home industry is d...

Medicine is an inherently risky business. Medical professionals want to do things that are in the best interests of the patient, but many cures often come with side effects that can compromise quality of life. Many people feel this after they take the flu vaccine. They may feel mildly sick for a day...

Many of the injuries and indignities that someone can suffer in a nursing home don't come from the staff. Resident-on-resident abuse is surprisingly common. One of the roles of the staff is to prevent this from happening as much as they can, but just like the teachers in a school they can't be every...

Part of the role of a personal injury attorney is to assess whether or not a case is present. Our study of law and our experience in the courtroom helps us to decide whether it is possible to win a case. Not every case can be won though. Here is an example of a nursing home lawsuit where the nursing...

Why do nursing homes commit so much abuse? A lot of it can rest on the shoulders of profit. Medicare treatment provides a large cash cow to nursing homes. Used judiciously, it can help people who couldn't afford medical care to get it. But some companies send fraudulent bills or perform unnecessary ...

Transcript: Yes. It is unlawful in Georgia to willfully inflict physical pain, physical injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, or to deprive an elderly person of essential services. Under Georgia law, family violence is also a crime. Family violence includes crimes between people who ...

Transcript: If you see that your loved one is in immediate danger in a nursing home, the only hotline that you should know is 911. Call 911 to get emergency services if necessary, and definitely request the local police. This is very important in order to keep your elderly loved one out of immediat...