As our loved ones get older, the process of finding and choosing a nursing home can be both taxing and challenging. With so many options available and various factors to consider, it can often feel overwhelming. Not only do you have the responsibility to ensure that all of your loved…
When it comes time to place a loved one into a Maryland nursing home, families should be aware of the danger of abuse and neglect in nursing homes across the state. Choosing a nursing home is an incredibly important decision, and, unfortunately, failure to research homes carefully can result in…
Nursing homes are an inevitable part of many American’s lives. It used to be that aging loved ones would spend the last few years of their life in the homes of family members. However, as the percentage of dual-income families grows, fewer families are able to accommodate the needs of…
Arbitration clauses have become more and more common in many types of contracts between consumers and businesses over the last 50 years, However, the dramatic increase in the use of arbitration clauses in medical care agreements should be of special concern to consumers and their advocates. By agreeing to an…
When we talk about nursing homes, we must differentiate between whether we are referring to a short term stay related to medical care, such as in a rehabilitation care facility, or rather we are discussing a residential stay. The latter, which involves living in a nursing home or assisted living…
A recent New York Times article examined some of the differences in services between for-profit and non-profit nursing homes. Some research over the past few decades has suggested that for-profit facilities, by seeking to minimize expenses, may be at a disadvantage to nonprofit facilities in terms of quality of care.…
People involved in legal disputes may choose, instead of litigation, to submit their case to a process like mediation, where a neutral person tries to help all sides in a dispute reach a mutually agreeable settlement; or arbitration, where one or more neutral individuals hear arguments from all sides to…
As our Baltimore, Maryland accident lawyer blog recently reported, the family of an elderly nursing home resident whose wrongful death lead to a nursing home abuse and negligence lawsuit, was awarded $91.5 million earlier this month, after a Charleston, West Virginia jury found Heartland of Charleston nursing home and its…
In an effort to help seniors and families better evaluate and choose the right nursing home, the federal government has recently improved the Nursing Home Compare website, according to a recent article in Forbes. As our Maryland nursing home injury blog has previously discussed, the Nursing Home Compare website is…
A recent nursing home negligence lawsuit, was filed against an Illinois nursing home after the children of a female elderly resident accused the home of failing to notify them of their mother’s death for a four-month period. According to the lawsuit, that our Baltimore nursing home lawyers have been observing,…