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.
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…
The emergence of Ebola in the United States over the past few weeks has resulted in widespread caution across the medical field, and the resulting reactions range from feelings of stigmatization to heights of hysteria. Two incidents on the East Coast…
A Maine nursing home’s failure to install proper windows and screens led to an infestation of flies which led to maggots being found living in a resident’s wounds, according to WGME 13 News. Now federal sanctions have comedown against the…
Over-administering and overuse of antibiotics in nursing homes has led to the presence of superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in more than one third of nursing home residents in Australia, according to an ABC News report. A study out of Monash…
A recent Medicare study reveals an epidemic of patient injuries sustained in American hospitals. The most common injury to acquire while under the care of a hospital is an infection. Medicare will begin a program of sanctioning the worst performing…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Faribault Care Center, a nursing home in Faribault, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the MDH alleging that neglect of care had caused a resident…
According to a News Release issued by the North Dakota Department of Health, government health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis C that has occurred in Ward County. All of the cases involve elderly individuals who are former or…
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 Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Golden Livingcenter Lake Ridge nursing home in Roseville, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that one of the facility’s residents did not…
