Updated: March 4, 2025 Elder abuse in nursing homes and long-term care facilities is a serious and growing issue in the United States. Approximately 1.3 million seniors in the U.S. rely on nursing homes for daily care due to chronic illnesses, mobility challenges, or cognitive impairments. These individuals deserve dignity, respect, and proper care, […]
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If you or someone you love was injured at a hospital due to negligence, you may be questioning if suing the hospital for negligence to recover damages applies to your case. The answer is yes, any patient has the legal right to collect compensation for an injury caused by negligence. But although Medical Malpractice laws
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Approximately 82% of the nearly 1.200 Nursing Homes battling outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in California have been cited repeatedly by inspectors in the past two years for violating federal infection-control standards, according to the Sacramento Bee.
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Rampant COVID-19 cases at nursing homes all over the state have put a special attention on the way these facilities are being managed, and people are questioning if everything was done to adequately protect residents.
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Updated: April 17th, 2025 When someone you love enters a nursing home or assisted living facility, you expect them to be cared for by trained, attentive staff. But across the U.S., chronic understaffing is putting residents at serious risk. A 2024 American Health Care Association report found that 99% of nursing homes have job openings,
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Over the weekend, a nursing home in a small New Jersey town requested 25 body bags from authorities. On Monday the 15th, the New Jersey police received an anonymous tip about a body being stored in a shed outside one of the state’s largest nursing homes. When the police landed, the alleged corpse had been
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s office has initiated a criminal investigation into a Hayward nursing home where a growing number of patients, 13 as of Wednesday, April 15, have died from COVID-19. District Attorney Nancy O’Malley said her office has been investigating the Gateway Rehabilitation and Care Center, where 67 people have contracted the virus
A total of 84 residents from a Riverside nursing home were evacuated to other healthcare locations across the county after employees failed to show up to care for COVID-19 patients on two consecutive days. Magnolia Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Riverside, California, had 39 known COVID-19 cases, including 34 among its residents, according to
Why Hire an Elder Abuse Attorney? Elders face complicated legal concerns that are often different from what they met when they were younger. Actions taken may have unintentional legal effects. As a senior or someone who’s helping make decisions for a senior, you must work with an attorney who is an expert in Elder Law.
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