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.
A nursing home in New Rochelle, New York, allegedly submitted more than 62,000 false claims to authorities over a four-year period has been forced to return $2.2 million to Medicaid, according to the Washington Examiner. By settling to the False Claims suit,…
A New York state-based nursing home operator agreed to a $2.2 million settlement last month after an employee said her name was forged on patient review documents that falsely stated particular services were provided to patients. The documents asserted that…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has posted its investigation of neglect concerns at Presbyterian Homes nursing home in Bloomington, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that the resident was not adequately monitored and her call light…
I was just looking into some information about the Park Health and Rehab Center nursing home, which is located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. I came across four recent investigations of the facility by the Minnesota Department of Health. Here’s what…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Cedar Crest Estate assisted living facility in Hutchinson, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that Cedar Crest Estate failed to properly supervise…
A Minneapolis Star Tribune article today reports on the prevalence of poor dental care in nursing homes. The article reveals that nursing home residents “suffer from cavities, gum disease and cracked teeth, in part because their mouths are not kept…
The Hudson Independent reports that a nursing home aide was charged last month with felony manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the 2012 death of an 86-year-old female resident. The nurse aide at Tarrytown Hall Care Center, could face up to 15…
Forensic document analysis is a scientific discipline that can definitively prove the sequence of entries of information onto a document. Forensic document analysis can scientifically determine wrongdoing on the part of medical care providers. According to the American Society for…
Clinical record analysis demonstrating untruthfulness is one of the best tools available to convince a jury of judge of the healthcare provider’s guilt. Often times, medical records suspected of having been falsified can be compared and cross-referenced with other relevant…
