The first decision in choosing a nursing home is to determine the level of care needed. If a nursing home is needed, it’s important to visit and take the tour. And don’t go just once. “Go back again and go back in the evenings or on the weekends because staffing is different during those times,” […]
Considering a Nursing Home? Take a Tour With Your Senses. Read More »
The NC House passed a bill this week that could affect whether someone hurt in an accident can recover damages. The bill would eliminate a doctrine that says a person who contributes, however slightly, to his or her injury cannot collect a dime from others whose negligence caused the injury. North Carolina is one of
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Clay Allsopp has been making videos since he was 7 years old, so when his computer science teacher told him about the contest, he decided to enter. “It was about a topic that I was really concerned about, which is bicycle safety,” said Allsopp, who is a junior at Enloe High School.
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The bipartisan Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 will prevent nursing homes from deliberately hiding clauses within the fine print of contracts that force seniors to surrender their right to trial by jury and enter an unfair and one-sided mandatory binding arbitration process. The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 will
Your Support is Needed; No Forced Arbitration for Nursing Home Patients! Read More »
In conjunction with National Nursing Home Week, May is Older Americans Month, continuing a tradition of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging, that began in 1963 when, according to the AoA’s website, “only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. About a third of older Americans lived in
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Kentucky official allege that the staff of Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation Center in Lexington used personal cell phones to “inappropriately photograph and make audio recordings” of residents without their knowledge, according to documents from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The staff attached songs with sexual lyrics to the photographs and circulated them
$6,500-Per-Day Fine Imposed on Nursing Home; Residents Found to be in Immediate Jeopardy Read More »
The nursing home abuse lawyers at HensonFuerst pass along these 10 rights to which every person in nursing care, their families or caregivers, are entitled. The rights are: 1. The right to be well aware of the resident’s health status, medications and conditions; 2. The right to keep confidential and safe the resident’s medical records;
10 Nursing Home Residents’ Rights the HensonFuerst Team Believes Are Non-Negotiable Read More »
HensonFuerst is proud to celebrate National Nursing Home Week. Beginning on Mother’s Day this Sunday and going through May 16, we will keep you posted with information on our blog. Stay tuned for more!
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Wes Bledsoe, the founder of a national watchdog group for nursing homes, has called for a change on how substantiated abuse cases are cited and how they influence the rating of nursing homes on the federal Medicare.gov Web site. During recent town hall meeting, Bledsoe asked the audience members what they would like to know
Town Hall Meetings on Nursing Homes Identify Caregiver Concerns Read More »
Assisted Living Concepts, a Wisconsin-based company that, according to its Web site, operates 216 assisted-living residences with capacity for more than 9,000 residents in 20 states is being criticized for its decision to cut down on Medicaid recipients, even ones who first entered their facilities with the ability to pay from private funds. ALC was
Conversion from Private Funds Payment to Medicaid Causes Evictions Read More »