Nursing homes and corporate raiders don’t seem like they’d have much in common at first blush, but nursing home management is coming under the microscope after Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-VT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) directed a
Nursing Home Law Blog
The Nursing Home Law Blog, published by Stark & Stark, focuses on legal issues related to nursing home care, elder abuse, and long-term care facilities. It covers topics such as nursing home neglect, abuse litigation, regulatory compliance, staffing requirements, debt collection practices, and the impact of for-profit ownership on care quality. The blog also discusses government oversight, patient rights, and legal strategies for holding nursing homes accountable. It provides insights into hospice care controversies and legislative developments affecting nursing home residents and their families, primarily in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Railroaded: Forced Arbitration Clause Should Alarm Nursing Home Residents
By Alex Fajardo
When a family member moves into an assisted care facility, their new home is evaluated from many angles. What is the living space like? What are the staff qualifications? Have there been concerns raised in the past? Most likely, you…
Bill to Provide Continued Funding to Critical Elder Support Services Passes House
Nursing Home ‘Fight Club’ Shows Need for Training, Background Checks
By Alex Fajardo
Three women working at a nursing home have been arrested and charged with assault after engaging in elder abuse, pushing a patient, and encouraging a physical altercation between two residents. The incident was recorded, showing none of the employees stepped…
Preventable Falls in Nursing Homes
Falls of patients in nursing homes are often preventable, yet they are still the leading cause of injuries in seniors who are residents there. Research shows elderly adults are four times more likely to die of fall related injuries if…
Nursing Home Abuse Being Investigated; Facility Claims It Was a “Fall”
The New Jersey State Health Department and Westfield, New Jersey police are currently investigating a claim of physical abuse of an elderly woman at a nursing home facility, who sustained severe injuries to her face.
The woman’s son claims his…
Nursing Homes Contribute to Spread Life-Threatening and Drug-Resistant Germs
The rise and spread of drug-resistant germs, including infections and funguses, has been tied to nursing facilities and long-term care facilities. Due to lack of staff training on infection procedures, understaffing, and not being equipped to deal with serious infections,…
Videos from Care Facility Show Emotional Abuse of Residents
In a recent incident at a memory care and dementia facility in Illinois, two employees can be seen on Snapchat videos mocking and humiliating residents. Police investigating the incident have called the footage “disturbing,” highlighting a discrepancy between the facility’s…
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
By Alex Fajardo
Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from sepsis. Despite its prevalence, many people are unfamiliar with this life-threatening medical issue. To raise awareness about what sepsis is, how to recognize its symptoms, and the importance of timely treatment,…
Preventable Death at N.J. Health Facility: Schizophrenic Patient Starved for 30 Days
Michael Vecchio, a 29 year-old patient at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Parsippany, died after 3 months of hospitalization. The patient did not have a terminal illness or life-threatening condition–he was admitted because he suffered from schizophrenia. After weeks of…