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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
For more than 15 years, the Kosieradzki • Smith Law Firm has helped nursing home sexual abuse victims and their families get the justice they deserve. Through their legal experience on hundreds of cases, they have seen a growing number…
