The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea in Albert Lea, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that the facility’s caretakers did not follow…
Keeping a Loved One in a Nursing Home Safe From Coronavirus
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.
Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune featured a front-page article on Minnesota’s law that rewards wrongdoers when their victims died. The article, entitled “In Minnesota, abuse lawsuits die with the victims,” addresses the need to change Minnesota law to hold those whose…