In a recent nursing home investigation that our Washington D.C. nursing home abuse attorneys discussed in a blog, Attorney General of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, and his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) have engaged in a state-wide investigation into nursing home abuse and neglect, using hidden cameras…
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Maryland to Receive $1.7 M in HHS Grants to Help Seniors and Disabled Individuals in Homes
Our Baltimore nursing home attorneys have been following the recent news release that the state of Maryland is slated to collect around $1.7 million in grants by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to help disabled people, seniors, and their health care givers to better comprehend and…
Skilled Healthcare Announces Nursing Home Lawsuit Settlement—After Recent $677 M Verdict
In a previous blog, our nursing home negligence attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland discussed a recent lawsuit verdict, where a jury handed Skilled Healthcare Group Inc., a nursing home company based in California, a $677 million verdict over nursing home negligence due to understaffing in the homes. According to Bloomberg news,…
For-profit Nursing Home Industry Slammed in $677 Million Nursing Home Verdict
As Washington D.C. nursing home negligence attorneys, we have been watching a recent lawsuit where a Humboldt County jury slapped a California nursing home company with a $677 million verdict over staffing. According to Cindy Cool, whose father was a resident of Eureka Healthcare and Rehabilitation and suffered from Alzheimer’s…
Jury Awards Stepdaughter with $400,000 in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Verdict
In a recent nursing home lawsuit verdict that our Maryland nursing home injury attorneys have read about, the stepdaughter of a former nursing home resident has been awarded $400,000 after years of fighting to hold the home accountable for the nursing home abuse of her step father. According to the…
Resident Death and Antipsychotic Drug Violations in Nursing Homes
Our Washington D.C. Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys recently discussed the topic of chemical restraints in a blog, and the unnecessary use of antipsychotics in nursing homes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that around 15,000 nursing home deaths occur every year from the off-label use of antipsychotic medications that…
Physical Restraints in Maryland Nursing Homes
In yesterday’s blog post, our lawyers from Lebowitz and Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers, discussed the resent release of the annual state-by-state check-up of healthcare ratings, in the National Healthcare Quality Report from 2009, which includes Maryland’s ratings on nursing home care, and the use of physical restraint. Nursing home restraint…
Negligence Lawsuit Demands Nursing Homes Install Patient Care Devices
In recent nursing home patient safety and technology news, our Maryland Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence Lawyers have been following the required development of electronic point-of-care devices, to be installed in Vestal Nursing Center, along with eight other nursing homes in New York. This nursing home healthcare technology development was…