Compared to non-profit and government controlled peers, big-chain nursing homes simply provide inferior patient care. Period. In one of the first studies directly comparing patient care provided by non-profits operations vs. nursing home conglomerates (the ten largest for-profit chains), an analysis conducted by University of California San Francisco (UCSF) clearly demonstrated that the facility have… Continue Reading
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Colorado Invalidates Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Signed By Healthcare Proxies
Posted in LitigationThe Colorado Supreme Court handed down a decision in the matter of Lujan v. Life Care Centers of America that invalidates nursing home arbitration agreements entered into by a healthcare proxy. The Colorado Court held that the power to make medical decisions is different from the ability to consent settle disputes via a private system–… Continue Reading