In a recent wrongful death and negligence settlement that our Baltimore Nursing Home Attorneys have been following, the family of a nursing home resident was awarded $190,000 in damages, after the resident suffocated in her bed. According to the lawsuit, Lottie D’Aust, a resident of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical…
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Another Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Nursing Home Complex
In a previous blog, our Maryland-based Nursing Home Attorneys discussed a nursing home abuse case involving employees from Madison Manor, one of the Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex homes in Kentucky, who pleaded guilty of resident abuse. This week, another lawsuit was brought against one of the Richmond complex homes—Kenwood…
Nursing Home Falls and Injury in Veterans State Homes
In a recent blog, our Washington D.C.-based Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys discussed the prevalence of violent elder abuse incidents including nursing home falls occurring in seven veterans homes in the state of Texas, as reported by the Dallas Morning News. According to the state’s Department of Aging and Disability Services,…
Investigations of Elder Abuse at State Veterans Home
As Maryland Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys, we have been following a recent story from the Dallas Morning News, covering nursing home abuse incidents and allegations surrounding seven veterans nursing homes in Texas that are state-owned. According to the article, regulators have repeatedly found abuse and neglect problems in the Texas…
Maryland Nursing Homes Rated in National Healthcare Quality Report
In recent Maryland Nursing Home News, the state has received the results of the 2009 National Healthcare Quality Report, first ordered by Congress in 2003, to monitor the quality of healthcare, including nursing homes across the country. The report is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
NY Nursing Home Hidden Cameras Capture Neglect—22 Health Care Workers Arrested
In recent news that Maryland Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorneys have been following, Attorney General for the State of New York Andrew Cuomo announced this week that twenty-two health care employees, both former and current, have been arrested after hidden camera footage in two separate nursing homes revealed alleged…
F.D.A. Bed Rail Safety Guidelines for Maryland Nursing Homes
In a recent blog, our Maryland Accident Attorneys discussed the topic of whether bed rails in Maryland nursing homes are a potential health hazard, or whether they protect the health and safety of residents. According to the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), nearly 2.5 million nursing home and hospital beds…
Landmark Settlement Moves Mentally Ill Residents Out of Nursing Homes
In a previous blog, our Hartford, Maryland Nursing Home Attorneys discussed the ongoing and serious issue many nursing homes are facing today—how to keep elderly residents who share facilities with younger mentally ill patients and criminals, safe from nursing home abuse and violence. The Chicago Tribune reported today after an…
Medication Mistake Leads to Wrongful Death in Nursing Home
As Washington D.C. area nursing home negligence and abuse attorneys, we have been following the recent news of the an 82-year old patient who experienced a wrongful death after receiving another patient’s medication while staying at the Fair Oaks Lodge, a nursing facility in Minnesota. According to ABC News, an…
Wrongful Death and Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit—Family Sues for Damages
As Maryland Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys we recently discussed the blog topic of health and safety in nursing homes and the importance of supervising residents who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, to prevent the common problem of resident wandering and nursing home falls that can lead to wrongful deaths.…