Family Blames Nursing Home For Mother's Infected Pressure Ulcers & Death
A pending wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia, claims that a nursing homes poor care resulted in the development of pressure ulcers. It is alleged that the pressure sores eventually became so infected that they necessitated the amputation of the woman's leg and eventually caused her death. Like many families, the deceased woman's daughter brought her mother to Rockmart Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from a different nursing home in order to bring her closer to her home. Unfortunately, her admission to Rockmart quickly brought about a variety of health problems during her three month admission. According to news reports of the...
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Are Trials Really That Important?
I began to think about this following my recent post on the Fairness In Nursing Home Arbitration Act and reading Donald Vanarelli's Blog on elder law. The reality of the matter is that trials are becoming less common with both parties frequently opting to either settle their disputes amongst themselves, agree to binding arbitration or use mediation to help them resolve their dispute. Nonetheless, trials will remain the ultimate way of deciding disputes. According to The Center for Justice & Democracy and Bureau of Justice: Trials in Federal Court have declined by 80% from 1985 to 2003 Of the 98,786 tort-related...
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The Fairness In Nursing Home Arbitration Act Moves Closer To Becoming Law
The Senate Finance Committee passed the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act, S. 2838 which notably abolishes mandatory arbitration clauses and establishes a nationwide system of background checks to stop convicted felons from working in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The bill is now going before the full Senate. The legislation puts in place a system of background checks and encourages federal and state coordination. It will utilize the FBI’s national database and state police records in order to effectively screen potential care-givers for criminal history. The criminal background checks will prevent common incidents involving: sex abuse, physical...
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