Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Resident Choking to Death
When the elderly reach the point where they need to be admitted to a nursing home or long term care facility, they are in fragile condition and need to be watched over very carefully by the caregivers...
View ArticleNursing Home Neglect Causes Man to Bleed to Death
Nursing home neglect are becoming more of a problem in this country as facilities are increasingly understaffed and underfunded. It is important for the staff of these homes to be on top of every...
View ArticleNursing Home Neglect Causes Fatal Accident with Oxygen Tube
As the elderly population grows, so too do the occurrences of nursing home neglect. Unfortunately, government budget cuts are on the rise as well. This causes nursing home staff to be spread too thin...
View ArticleNursing Home Neglect Leads to Fatal Fall
Falls are one of the most common injuries that occur in nursing homes and long term care facilities, but they are also very preventable. The Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings, Minnesota is being...
View ArticleNursing Home Neglect of Medications Leads to Patient Death
By the time the elderly are placed in nursing homes or long term care facilities, they are in fragile health and need to be carefully monitored. They are vulnerable and the slightest change in diet or...
View ArticleNursing Home Abuse Leads to Two Lawsuits for West Virginia Facility
Accidents do happen, especially when it comes to the elderly and disabled. Unfortunately, more often than not, accidents in nursing homes and long term care facilities are a result of nursing home...
View ArticleNursing Home Neglect of Transport Van Driver Leads to Death
As nursing home neglect lawyers, we often see cases where the care of the resident is being compromised through understaffing, lack of training, or abusive treatment. These events of neglect can happen...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Lawyers Fight for Parents of Stillborn Babies
Stillbirths are perhaps the worst tragedy to befall expectant parents. Not only do they have to endure the pain associated with the death of a child, but a mother will have to endure the entire...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Attorneys: Survival and Wrongful Death Actions
In the past, under the common law, if either the plaintiff or defendant of a tort claim died, the action would be ended. This is because one of the parties, who either deserved compensation or who was...
View ArticleElder Abuse Lawyers: Update on Woman Who Escaped Abusive Caretakers
A few months ago our elder abuse lawyers wrote a blog on an Arizona woman who escaped from her abusive caretakers. Ruthann Jacox, a 64-year-old woman who suffered from multiple sclerosis and has been...
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