The above is a news story regarding poor conditions at an assisted living facility in Georgia, but it frankly could occur at any senior care facility— in any location. While the specific complaints regarding patient care are nothing new– inadequate care, unsanitary conditions, ect., this story provides a needed reminder that residents and their families… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Cited For Mistreatment Of Resident Following Investigation Of Resident’s Fractured Neck
Posted in Nursing Home FallsThe Minnesota Department of Health released an investigative report concluding a resident of Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills Nursing Home sustained a broken neck due to a fall or other trauma at the facility. The investigation follows the death of 91-year-old Gladys Gall, a resident at the facility. Despite the fact no federal or state… Continue Reading
Damages
Posted in Litigation‘Damages’ refer to losses sustained do to physical or psychological injury for which you can be compensated. In cases involving injury or death, damages are assessed in terms of money compensation. In order to recover damages, you first must establish that an employee of a nursing home or the facility itself did something wrong or… Continue Reading