A nursing home facility in Kanawha County West Virginia recently lost its appeal to reconsider a sizable verdict awarded in a case that went to trial two years earlier. The lawsuit investigates whether the limits established for medical malpractice apply to nursing homes. It borders on whether the defendant, HCR Manor Care, looked to garner… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains RSS FeedWill Privacy Trump a Families’ Right to Protect Their Loved Ones in Nursing Homes?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsThe family members of a 96-year-old woman, who has since passed away, witnessed nursing home abuse from aides of the elderly woman after they caught staff members on camera. The Oklahoma Department of Health reported that the nursing home was supposed to investigate the abuse that happened in April 2012, but the family has not… Continue Reading
Is There A Shortage Of Nursing Homes?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsAs baby boomers approach retirement age and there are less and less nursing homes being opened and more closing, it is concerning if there will be a shortage of these facilities in the next few decades. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 78.6 million baby boomers in the U.S., many who will be in… Continue Reading
Keeping The “Heads On The Beds” In Senior Care Facilities
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsIt’s no secret that senior care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities make more money when they keep their facilities fully occupied. As the overwhelming majority of costs to operate these facilities are relatively fixed, the more patients that the facilities can bring into the facility (and keep them there), the more lucrative… Continue Reading
Listing Of The Best Nursing Homes Released. Is Your Facility On It?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsMaybe I should blame David Letterman who ingrained the ‘top 10 list’ into our minds on a daily basis? It seems everywhere we turn there’s a listing of the best or worst– restaurants, hotels, microwaves, airlines– and of course nursing homes. While these lists may be incredibly convenient and even useful in making decisions about… Continue Reading
Can I Get A Lap Dance For The Old Man In Room 202?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsI’ve received several emails and messages from friends over on Google+ about a recently publicized news story about a nursing home in Britain that brings a new level of providing care to their patients by bringing in– aheemmm– ladies of the evening— call girls– strippers to ‘service’ their patients needs. While local authorities are apparently… Continue Reading
Nursing Homes Hesitant to Cooperate With the Prosecution of Their Own Staff
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, Nursing Home AbuseWhen abuse happens at the hand of a caregiver, it is understandably upsetting. When it happens in a controlled, professional setting such as a nursing home, the crime is even more alarming. Unfortunately, many times there have been allegations and reports of abuse that never get reported, and even when they do, staff and administration… Continue Reading
National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) Nursing Homes
Posted in National Healthcare Corporation (NHC)National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) has been operating nursing homes since 1971. They have over 100 facilities ranging from home care programs to their long-term care facilities. Their corporate office is out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Locations NHC has a total of over 130 facilities, 75 of which are long-term facilities in 11 different states. Tennessee has… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Recognizes Most Common Violations
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsWorking as a nursing home abuse lawyer, I’ve developed my own theories about how certain injuries come to be or the prevalence of certain conditions. However, until recently, my theories were based upon little more than my observations of the industry based upon what I was regularly seeing in my my cases. Now, the people… Continue Reading
ManorCare Nursing Homes
Posted in ManorCare, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, UncategorizedManorCare, or HCR ManorCare is by far one of the largest chains that provide nursing home care along with other care facilities in the U.S. With over 500 facilities in 32 states, it is a major presence in the long-term and assisted care industry. They are based out of Toledo, OH where their cooperate offices… Continue Reading
More Disabled Persons Can Now Get The Nursing Care They Need
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsFor many disabled people, Medicare did not cover their skilled nursing expenses due to the type of condition they had and their ability to improve. Until recently, Medicare did not cover medical expenses related to ongoing care needed just to maintain their condition, not improve it. It took a landmark lawsuit case and a strong,… Continue Reading
Sava Senior Care Nursing Homes
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, Sava Senior CareSava Senior Care is one of the nations largest nursing home chains. The company has its headquarters out of Atlanta, Georgia. They offer a variety of services including long-term care in at least 19 states from coast to coast. There are well over 500 locations with over 20,000 employees. Locations Sava Senior Care has locations… Continue Reading
Information On Sun Healthcare Nursing Homes
Posted in Sun Health CareSun Healthcare Group (SUNH) is one of the larger nursing home companies in the U.S. with inpatient facilities in 25 states with over 23,000 beds. Based out of Irvine, California, this major conglomerate has several units and subdivision that range from behavioral health to hospice care and medical staffing. The company is reportedly to be… Continue Reading
What Type of SSDI Cases Win Disability Benefits?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsThere is no perfect formula for a successful Social Security Disability claim. Each case is different, and each individual has unique conditions and is in different situations. There are of course, those disability cases that involve certain types of impairments that often have the highest chance of winning at the initial stage of the disability… Continue Reading
Sunrise Senior Living Nursing Homes
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, Sunrise Senior LivingSince 1981, Sunrise Senior Living has been providing health care to seniors and those in need of assisted living. Now Sunrise is an international company with over 31,000 units in three countries: the U.S., Canada and the UK. They are based in McLean, Virginia and offer a variety of healthcare facilities. Locations Around the world,… Continue Reading
The Alden Network Nursing Homes
Posted in Abuse In Chicago Nursing Homes & Other Communities Within Illinois, Alden Nursing HomesThe Alden Network of nursing homes has been growing since the first one was opened in 1971. There are now 44 different care sites in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois and southern Wisconsin. They run several types of facilities, from health and rehabilitation care to Alzheimer residential centers. Locations The Alden Network is based… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: Wyoming
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in Wyoming: 38 Patients living in Wyoming nursing homes: 2,377 Occupancy rates of Wyoming nursing homes: 79.9% Average number of deficiencies at each Wyoming nursing home: 11.1 Percent of Wyoming nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 29.0% Most common deficiencies at Wyoming nursing homes: Professional Standards, Infection… Continue Reading
Differentiating Degrees Of Deficiency In Nursing Homes
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsWhenever there is a state or Federal inspection of a nursing home for regulation compliance, there are bound to be some violations found. The magnitude of operation details that inspectors are grading is enormous. Even the most stringently run home is expected to have some violations. These reports and inspections are public record and families… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: Wisconsin
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in Wisconsin: 383 Patients living in Wisconsin nursing homes: 30,441 Occupancy rates of Wisconsin nursing homes: 85.8% Average number of deficiencies at each Wisconsin nursing home: 9.5 Percent of Wisconsin nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 39.4 Most common deficiencies at Wisconsin nursing homes : Accident Environment,… Continue Reading
How Extensive Is The Elder Abuse Problem?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsIn 2010, almost 6 million reports of elder abuse were reported, which as high as the number may sound may just be the tip of the iceberg. The National Center on Elder Abuse is convinced this number is way below the actual amount of victims that are being abused as many times it happens behind… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: West Virginia
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in West Virginia: 127 Patients living in West Virginia nursing homes: 9,542 Occupancy rates of West Virginia nursing homes: 88.7% Average number of deficiencies at each West Virginia nursing home: 11.9 Percent of West Virginia nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 29.1% Most common deficiencies at West… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: Washington
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in Washington: 234 Patients living in Washington nursing homes: 18,085 Occupancy rates of Washington nursing homes: 83.1% Average number of deficiencies at each Washington nursing home: 12.6 Percent of Washington nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 38.0% Most common deficiencies at Washington nursing homes: Professional Standards, Accident… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: Virginia
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in Virginia: 281 Patients living in Virginia nursing homes: 28,152 Occupancy rates of Virginia nursing homes: 89.2% Average number of deficiencies at each Virginia nursing home: 11.4 Percent of Virginia nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 16.4% Most common deficiencies at Virginia nursing homes : Quality of… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Injury Laws: Vermont
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit ChainsNumber of nursing homes in Vermont: 39 Patients living in Vermont nursing homes: 2,885 Occupancy rates of Vermont nursing homes: 89.9% Average number of deficiencies at each Vermont nursing home: 10.3 Percent of Vermont nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 18.0% Most common deficiencies at Vermont nursing homes : Professional Standards,… Continue Reading