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.
As reported in today’s Star Tribune, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has reversed its earlier decision regarding the death of resident at the Minnesota Veterans Home-Minneapolis nursing home. The MDH originally determined that the Minnesota Veterans Home-Minneapolis did not neglect the…
In its recent article, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reviews inquiries into suspicious deaths that indicate persistent problems at the Minneapolis Veterans Home. As the article recognizes, Minnesota’s immunity laws mean that government institutions like the Minneapolis Veterans Home cannot be held liable for punitive…
A Minneapolis Star Tribune report reviews inquiries into suspicious deaths that indicate persistent problems at the Minneapolis Veterans Home. According to the report, “In the past three years, state records show, the veterans home has been the subject of 11…
As the St. Cloud Times reports, the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis was determined to have been negligently responsible for the death of one of its residents in April 2012, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The resident overdosed…
