Nursing home abuse is an epidemic and our blog is designed to inform on nursing home abuse cases, nursing home abuse resources, and legal options for families of loved ones who have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
According to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Health on October 9th, two employees of an Eden Prairie nursing home run by Presbyterian Homes dropped a frail resident, and then lied about it. The incident resulted in fatal injuries. The workers were…
