Category: Nursing Home Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents Denied Medication and Food  Theft From Elders’ Rooms Lack of Nursing and Aide Supervision Nursing home residents are susceptible to neglect and abuse in the best of times but in periods of economic downturn the risks seem to grow exponentially.  State health agencies are reporting increases in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sexual Assaults And Lewd Acts By Caregivers 94-Year-Old Victim Powerless Against Assaults Bed-Ridden Dementia Patients Most Vulnerable The elderly and those with dementia are vulnerable to abuse even in the very facilities where their loved ones trust they will be safe.  Potential abuse includes sexual assault, rape or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dementia Patients Require High Level Of Supervision Liability For Failure To Supervise Camera Reveals Dementia Patients Wandering Off One of the most dangerous, and sadly common, behavior patterns of Alzheimer sufferers is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Older sufferers still living at home may set off from […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 91-Year-Old Patient Struck 150 Times In Four Days Another Caregiver Alerted Family Surveillance Camera Captures Abuse On Film When an elderly person is under the care of numerous caregivers in rotating shifts, it may be that one of the caregivers notices signs of abuse during their time with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Abuse Caught On Camera Verbal And Physical Attacks Of 88-Year-Old Patient Elder Abuse And Battery Elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted care facilities are potentially at risk of injury through neglect, staff negligence, or abandonment. They can also be at risk of intentional abuse, verbally and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Holding Facility Owners Responsible Torture And Murder Of Elderly Resident Civil Lawsuits Against Those Responsible Patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional abuse, neglect, negligence, or abandonment by aides, staff and owners in the very facilities where families expect their loved ones […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Congress Considering More Protections For Seniors Social Isolation And Financial Pressures Of COVID-19 More Federal Funding For Local Support Programs Needed The ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elderly confined in nursing homes has brought new attention to the level of care in America’s nursing homes. Congressional […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Dementia Patients Particularly at Risk Dangerous conditions in nursing homes are coming to light more and more as investigations follow the terrible toll of the coronavirus in elder care facilities throughout the State. In one case, investigations led […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk Neglect and Lack of Supervision Pressure Wounds/Bedsores Can Be Deadly Neglect and abandonment of nursing home residents can be fatal. Pressure wounds/bedsores and infections can kill. Understaffing and lack of training and supervision are real problems within care facilities and the pandemic has […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk Negligence, Neglect, and Intentional Abuse Dementia Patients Particularly at Risk Nursing home residents are at risk of harm from staff negligence, neglect, abandonment and even intentional abuse such as rape, sexual assault, battery, intentional overmedication, and other forms of abuse. Dementia patients are […]