What is the Coronavirus? The Coronavirus, now named COVID-19, is a new virus not previously known to infect humans. The coronavirus family is a big family: some coronaviruses are known to infect humans, and some of those can cause minor…
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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.
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In a a newly issued report, the Minnesota Department of Health, substantiated a finding of neglect against Langton Place, which is a nursing home in Roseville, Minnesota, operated by Presbyterian Homes. MDH Concluded Langton Place Violated State Law The Minnesota…
Golden Horizons Assisted Living is a care facility located in Aitkin county, Minnesota. Since 2014, the facility has had 5 different substantiated claims of either abuse or neglect of their residents. In July 2018, an investigation was started and concluded…
The Anoka Rehab & Living Center has 3 substantiated claims of abuse or neglect since 2013. In a report concluded in March 2018, a facility staff member stole narcotic medication intended for a resident for his or her personal use….
In January 2018, the Minnesota Department of Health began an investigation into a claim of neglect at Camilia Rose Group Home located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The allegations were that a caretaker from the failed to secure the sling strap…
In this report produced by KSTP out of Minneapolis, a woman is horrified after the death of her 92-year-old mother at Commons on Marice. June Thompson had been placed in the facility because she had cancer. Her family paid a…
On the front page of today’s Star Tribune, investigative reporter Chris Serres questions the effectiveness of the Minnesota Department of Health’s commitment to protecting residents of Minnesota nursing homes. This is an issue that the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm has been adamantly…
Meridian Behavioral Health, LLC, made the decision to hire “a recovering methamphetamine addict with an extensive criminal history — including a charge for engaging in prostitution” for “one of the largest chemical dependency treatment centers in the state” is the…
Today’s Star Tribune has a front-page article focusing on the dangers of forced arbitration clauses contained in nursing home and assisted living admission agreements. The article features a Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm case and Joel Smith (left). Investigative reporter Chris Serres warns:…