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.
On the front page of the Sunday Star Tribune, the Twin Cities newspaper published an article featuring the verdicts in two of Kosieradzki • Smith‘s recent trials. The report, entitled “Troubled Twin Cities Nursing Home Ordered to Pay Millions in…
Oklahoma nursing homes were ranked among the worst in the nation in a report by Families for Better Care, an advocacy group, according to News 9 in Oklahoma. Oklahoma ranked 48th in the nation in nursing home care last year…
Large turnover rates are detrimental for nursing home residents, as more experienced staff can offer more familiar care and expertise on patient health history. Iowa media outlets are asking questions about the efficiency of state-wide nursing homes after it was…
The U.S. Government provides quality of care information on every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including over 15,000 nationwide. Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” data base has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Medicare…
According to a “Report Card” sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Human Services, here are some details about the state of nursing homes in Minnesota: There are 371 nursing homes in the state that are…
The Gotham Gazette has investigated the New York City’s five worst nursing homes. It found that registered nurses only spend 18 minutes a day with each patient. One of the facilities investigated, Mosholu Parkway and Rehabilitation Center, was cited by Medicare for…
On March 29, 2013, we reported in our blog that this 178-bed nursing home had received a rating of “much below average” in its Overall, Health Inspection, and Staffing ratings, according to Medicare’s annual 2012 report. Unfortunately, based on Medicare’s…
If you are planning on placing a loved one in a nursing home, one Nevada caregiver has a bit of advice: “Keep them at home.” The worker — who went by the pseudonym “Rachel” in a recent report by Las…
For consumers to get an idea of the state of nursing homes in Minnesota, it is helpful to look at the national average for a number of select statistics for comparative purposes. For instance, in 2011, Minnesota had 381 nursing…
