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According to a recent government audit, more than one in four cases of possible physical and sexual abuse against nursing home patients went unreported. Investigators say Medicare is responsible for not enforcing the federal law requiring immediate notification of potential abuse or neglect to police and other agencies. The agency is now urged to take
Because of their enormous size and weight, commercial truck accidents are generally more serious than wrecks between passenger vehicles. Even at slow speeds, the mass of these vehicles can wreak havoc on a small car or truck. For the same reason, the injuries sustained in a truck accident are frequently catastrophic – even life changing. The
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, an estimated three million seniors will reside in nursing homes by 2030. With nearly 75 percent of all nursing home residents experiencing falls annually, slips and falls are a leading cause of preventable injuries, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls are serious not only because of
A recent op-ed “Florida law treats seniors worse than dogs” written by fellow Nursing Home Attorney Nathan Carter from Florida raises some important issues. At the core, it makes us ask ourselves – Do we really care about the elderly? After doing this work for several years now, sometimes I find myself answering that particular question,
Medication errors – where a resident is given the wrong medication, given the wrong dose, given a medication at the wrong time, or not given a prescribed medication at all – happens in almost 20% of doses, according to some studies. These potentially lethal errors are mostly preventable, and understanding medication distribution in facilities is
Consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from removing the right to sue nursing homes for alleged abuse, neglect, or sexual assault from nursing home residents and their families. Over 75 consumer, health, and advocacy groups have formed the Fair Arbitration Now Coalition to stop this removal. Back in June, the Centers for Medicare
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