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.
KCRG reports nursing home workers left an injured resident unattended on the floor for 48 minutes without assistance. The state recently fined All American Restorative Care in Washington, Iowa, $15,000 for this “inexcusable” event. A videotape at the facility captured…
