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24 Aug 2010, 6:25 am
The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act is the guiding law that sets standards of care for residents in nursing homes in the state. [read post]
3 Sep 2017, 9:34 am by Dean Freeman
But nursing homes have a responsibility to be aware of those patients who are especially at risk of a fall and to take adequate measures to ensure those risks are minimized and adequate staff is available to address their needs. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 5:59 am by Jonathan Rosenfeld
Related Nursing Homes Abuse Blog Entries: Nursing Home Ombudsmen Making A Difference In Patients' Lives More Improvements At Medicare's 'Nursing Home Compare' Website State Of Nursing Homes From A 'Nursing Home Reform Activist' Are nursing home patients protected under federal law? [read post]
26 Aug 2016, 9:34 am by Dean Freeman
Further indignity occurred when nursing home staff didn’t even report the death to state health officials because, as nurses would later explain, the patient didn’t have any family. [read post]
2 Jun 2015, 1:09 pm by Dean Freeman
At minimum, the CDC recommends nursing homes: Assess each patient’s risk for falling (medical conditions, staff training, etc.) [read post]
4 Jan 2009, 9:24 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have compiled a new one to five star rating system of nursing homes across the country. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 10:45 am by Dean Freeman
  Although the nursing home has declined to comment on the pending case, court documents indicate the nursing home’s defense is likely to include allegations of aggression by the elderly woman toward staff. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 6:00 am by Steven Peck
Most assisted living centers are modeled impressively to give a beautiful "Home-like" appearance and most new residents agree it is much better than the sterile-looking hospital appearance of many nursing homes. [read post]
11 May 2010, 11:41 am by admin
In July, Easton dropped the elderly man off at Walton Regional Medical Center, informing the staff that Watkins was a homeless man with no family. [read post]
23 Apr 2010, 9:49 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
, Maryland Accident Law Blog, March 18, 2010 Related Web Resources: National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Maryland Department of Aging [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 11:53 am
Under Massachusetts Federal laws, nursing home residents have certain rights while living in a nursing home; such as the right to a clean and safe environment, the right to proper medical care and attention, the right to make decisions about their care, how much attention they receive on a daily basis, and ultimately the right to live comfortably and without abuse or neglect. [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 8:22 pm
Nevertheless, there are both federal and Massachusetts state laws in place to ensure that all nursing home residents are afforded the safe and sanitary living conditions they deserve. [read post]
6 Feb 2025, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
The estate maintained that the staff at Sanatoga Center had no turning and positioning program in place for Lyles despite her documented need for such care. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:33 am
A Northern California nursing home is claiming that the local hospital, Mercy Medical Center, killed one of its residents. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 11:42 am
Despite Federal and state laws requiring that nursing homes provide for their residents' nutritional needs, malnutrition and dehydration continue to plague the nursing home system. [read post]