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Nursing Home Abuse Statistics Negligence Lawsuits
Nursing Home Abuse Negligence Lawsuits. We need only look at nursing homes abuse statistics to understand how widespread and serious a problem nursing home negligence is in the United States. It is known, for example, that every year, 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Abuse Statistics Negligence Lawsuits
Nursing Homes Rated on New Government Website
CMS Launched A Website, Nursing Homes Rated. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a Website ranking nearly 16,000 nursing homes. Reuters Health reports that this is the first-ever federally-managed Website that ranks nursing home facilities for quality. "Around three million Americans depend … [Read more...] about Nursing Homes Rated on New Government Website
Nursing Home Workers Charged by Attorney General
Nursing Home Workers Caught On Tape. Four nursing home workers caught on tape mistreating a patient were charged yesterday with falsifying records and endangering a resident at a Suffolk County facility familiar with such problems, according to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. This case represents the fourth recent nursing home abuse … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Workers Charged by Attorney General
Majority of Nursing Homes Cited for Safety and Health Violations
Nursing Homes A Serious Problem. Nursing home abuse and neglect continues to be a serious problem in the U.S. According to a new report conducted by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, a whopping 94 percent of all for-profit nursing homes were cited last year for violations of federal … [Read more...] about Majority of Nursing Homes Cited for Safety and Health Violations
Shameful Conditions Continue in Adult Homes
Private Equity Firms Are Buying Up Nursing Homes and Reducing Quality of Care. In 2009, the United States Congress held hearings concerning the plummeting quality of health care elders receive when private equity firms purchase nursing homes. It was evident then that the care the members of our most vulnerable population was utterly … [Read more...] about Shameful Conditions Continue in Adult Homes
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act Approved
Nursing Home Arbitration Act Closer To Becoming Law. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial Law and Administrative Law just approved the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008, moving the Act one step closer to becoming law. The Act prohibits the signing of an arbitration agreement as a prerequisite to nursing home … [Read more...] about Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act Approved
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Unfair to Residents
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements. Nursing home abuse and neglect has reached epidemic levels. Unfortunately, many nursing home patients and their family are signing away one of the most important tools in the fight against abuse and neglect - their right to sue. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates at least one in 20 … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Unfair to Residents
Worst Nursing Home List Now Online
Government Published The Worst Nursing Home List. Nursing home abuse and nursing home negligence is a growing problem in the US, but now there is a new tool available to help families avoid the worst nursing homes. The Bush administration finally published the names of 131 of the nation’s worst nursing homes. The administration … [Read more...] about Worst Nursing Home List Now Online
Nursing Home Abuse Concerns Rise in Florida Amid Manor Care Purchase, Publication of Nursing Home
Nursing Home Abuse Rise In Florida. The issue of nursing home abuse is making news in Florida, where the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and some state lawmakers are urging regulators to examine the issues of nursing home abuse and neglect as they consider granting a nursing home license to a private equity … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Abuse Concerns Rise in Florida Amid Manor Care Purchase, Publication of Nursing Home
Congressional Bill Addresses Nursing Home Abuse
Congress Contemplates Limiting Damages for Nursing Home Abuse Cases. H.R. 1215, entitled"An Act to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system," was passed in the House of Representatives on … [Read more...] about Congressional Bill Addresses Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse Bill Sits in Congress, as Elder Abuse Reaches Epidemic Proportions
Congress Drags Feet on Nursing Home Abuse Bill. Abuse of the elderly is a significant problem in our country’s nursing homes. A bill addressing these issues sat in Congress for many years. No one opposed the legislation, however there was no urgency to push the bill through Congress. As Congress rested on the issue, the problem of … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Abuse Bill Sits in Congress, as Elder Abuse Reaches Epidemic Proportions
Jury awards $160 million in nursing home suit
Nursing Home Suit Claims An Old Man Paired With A Violent Roommate. After hearing claims that a nursing home knowingly paired a frail 81-year-old man with a violent, mentally ill roommate who viciously pummeled him, a jury responded Wednesday with one of the largest civil judgments ever awarded in San Antonio. Finding … [Read more...] about Jury awards $160 million in nursing home suit
Indiana Nursing Home Investigated in Series of Abuse Incidents
Hanover Nursing Home Are Banned From Admitting New Residents. State officials in Indiana (U.S.) have banned the Hanover Nursing Center from admitting any new residents as the result of an investigation into a series of incidents involving the abuse of several elderly inhabitants. One such incident involved a 79-year-old … [Read more...] about Indiana Nursing Home Investigated in Series of Abuse Incidents
