Recovering for a Family Member Who Was Abused in a Maryland Nursing Home
When someone places a loved one in a nursing home, they do so because they cannot provide their loved one with the care needed to make their life as complete as possible. Indeed, the expectation is...
View ArticleUnderstaffing: The Number One Cause of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Nursing homes are charged with caring for elderly loved ones when a family cannot take up the task. Most nursing homes, as well as the nurses and other people whom they employ, care deeply about the...
View ArticleDoctrine of Equitable Tolling May Save Some Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuits...
Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a case that involved allegations of nursing home negligence that were filed after the applicable statute of limitations...
View ArticleNursing Home Abuse Doesn’t Require Physical Contact
When most people hear the phrase “nursing home abuse,” images are often conjured of an elderly patient in a dark room being attended by a physically abusive nursing home employee. To be sure, this...
View ArticleNursing Home Abuse Is Often Covered Up by Administration
When someone places their loved one in a nursing home, they expect that the employees at the facility will put the health and safety of their loved one first. However, this is not always the case....
View ArticleWhat You Can Do to Help Detect Nursing Home Abuse
While most of us would rather not think about it, the unfortunate reality is that nursing home abuse and neglect are two very real problems that plague the nursing home industry across the United...
View ArticleSexual Abuse in Maryland Nursing Homes
While it is unimaginable to most people, sexual abuse in nursing homes is more than just a vague possibility. It’s a real threat in nursing homes across the country. With the advent of modern medicine,...
View ArticlePsychological Abuse in Nursing Homes
One of the basic duties of a nursing home is that it cares for people who can no longer care for themselves. While some residents are in nursing homes because they can no longer physically manage their...
View ArticleWrongful Death Lawsuits Against Negligent Nursing Homes
While nursing homes are supposed to be a safe place for our loved ones, sometimes that is not the case. Two of the most serious problems almost all nursing homes face are understaffing and...
View ArticleNurse Charged with Abusing Patient and Falsifying Business Records to Cover...
Nurses, like doctors and other medical professionals, are held to a high standard. Like nurses elsewhere, nurses in a skilled nursing facility are charged with caring for people who are not capable of...
View ArticleNew Trend in Nursing Home Abuse: Resident-On-Resident Abuse
Nursing home neglect and abuse have always been a concern to families who are considering placing a loved one in a nursing home. Until the recent past, most of these concerns were focused on the staff...
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