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What’s in Store for Nursing Home Staffing Standards with the Incoming Administration

For a few years now, the staffing standard for nursing homes has been at the forefront of long-term care policy change. Between the initial final rule from CMS and the significant discussion and backlash that followed from various avenues, it is hard to say which way the legislature currently stands. To add more unknowns, the

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In the News: 20 Attorneys General Sue Over Staffing Standard

Over the last several years, the need for a staffing standard in the nursing home industry has been at the forefront of advocacy and policy. The issue of staff turnover and burnout has had a devastating impact on the health and wellbeing of long-term care residents, coming to a climax during COVID-19 when nursing home

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Wrongful Death: California Residents Restrained with Sedatives

A Berkeley man was heavily sedated to prevent him from “wandering” in a Los Angeles nursing home. His over-medication eventually led to his death and his family is now suing the nursing home for “dependent neglect, negligence, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.”  “A loss is considered a wrongful death when the death results from

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Elder-healthcare-facility arbitration agreements and the California Supreme Court

Elder-Healthcare-Facility Arbitration Agreements And The California Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court holds that signing an optional arbitration agreement is not a “healthcare decision” Healthcare facilities increasingly rely on arbitration agreements to shield themselves from liability, effectively denying patients their constitutional right to a jury trial. By embedding these agreements within admission paperwork, facilities such as nursing homes often compel families to sign

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Los Angeles Nursing Home Negligence “Substantial Factor” in Two Deaths

In less than three months, two residents of the Ararat Nursing Facility in Mission Hills died under suspicious circumstances that directly point to negligence. After investigation, violations were found at the nursing home which were cited as “substantial factors” in the deaths of one resident in March and another in June. Both resident deaths were

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