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 new article from the Star Tribune shows that the Golden Nest assisted-living of Minneapolis neglected a resident causing her death. According to the Article: Golden Nest assisted-living “failed to properly assess the client’s needs, failed to properly secure an exterior…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Ebenezer Care Center, a nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the MDH alleging that a resident was neglected when the nursing…
Mark Kosieradzki and Joel Smith have reached a successful settlement of a significant wrongful death action against a St. Paul assisted living facility, Cerenity Residence on Humboldt. On a frozen November morning, a visitor looked outside through a second-floor window…
As reported in today’s Duluth News Tribune, Kosieradzki Smith has brought a law suit against the owner and operator of a West Duluth assisted-living facility, which failed to protect a 74-year-old, dementia-stricken client, Dale Gerard. Ms. Gerard died after the facility allowed…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Cherrywood Advanced Living, an assisted living facility in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the MDH alleging that a client was neglected when…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at the Gardens at St. Gertrudes, an assisted living facility in Shakopee, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the MDH alleging that a client was neglected when…
Delores Wiersum froze to death after she was locked outside her assisted living home in Appleton, Wisconsin, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The report states that “Wiersum died in January 2013 after wandering out of The Heritage shortly after…
The body of a man last seen at an Ohio nursing home was found dead on September 12 in Cleveland Metroparks, Middleburg Heights Police confirmed to Fox 8 Cleveland. Ronald Herhuth was last seen five days earlier at Southern Hills Health…
Medicare rates nursing homes, including this 55-bed nursing home facility. Medicare has assigned an overall rating to the Faribault Care Center as a “much below average” facility. In addition, Medicare has assigned a “much below average” rating to the nursing home…
