For a number of years, attorneys for patients have observed what appears to be a disturbing pattern of jury verdicts in favor of physicians who have committed clear malpractice and seriously injured patients. We attorneys who represent patients whose lives have been damaged or even ended because of poor medical care, have been saddened by […]
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Long-term care policies are offered as a way to pay for a nursing home, assisted living, home health care and other costs associated with growing older. This link will take HensonFuerst blog viewers to an informative New York Times article, which is part of an ongoing Times series, on long-term care options. Click to read
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A Florida woman, Natasha Petit-Homme, has been charged with stealing $2,300 from an elderly patient under her care. The victim was a resident of Woodlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Palm Beach, Florida where Petit-Homme was employed as an admissions clerk. The HensonFuerst nursing home abuse lawyers remind family members who oversee the care
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An elderly Portland, Oregon man, John Wesley Myers, who has been accused of shooting his daughter in the head and killing her will be placed in an adult care home instead of prison. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Jerry Hodson agreed with Myers’ attorneys, who argued that the defendant was mentally unfit to stand trial,
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The federal government has promised a nationwide crackdown on nursing home abuses with the worst nursing homes being targeted for repeat surprise inspections, instead of the annual surveys conducted under the current system. Furthermore, federal officials pledge they will impose tough sanctions on violators, including fines and a ban on new admissions under the Medicare
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Pamela Lipscomb, of the Charlotte Examiner, suggests families and caregivers of persons needing long-term care remember these simple, common-sense tips: Be Present As Much As Possible; Be Vigilant; Develop Relationships with the Staff; Have a Regular Visitation Schedule; Participate. Multiple studies have shown that abuse is far less likely to occur when family members and
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An unnamed certified nursing assistant at Tennessee’s Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center took images of several unclothed residents at the nursing home. The photos and videos were found when a cell phone was left at a local restaurant, a report from the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) indicates. A restaurant worker turned on the
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A Mannford, Oklahoma woman, Diana Harris, is suing Cimarron Pointe Care Center and one of its contractors for wrongful termination after she reported abuse and neglect of the nursing facility’s residents. In the lawsuit, Harris said she worked as a housekeeper at the facility for three months and was paid by Health Care Services Group,
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The NC General Assembly has proposed slashing $2.4 billion from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services budget over the next two years in an attempt to close a $4 billion budget gap. In all, 717 state jobs in human services would be cut, and programs like N.C. Health Choice, the children’s health insurance
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A measure to confront the failing quality of care in nursing homes created by the lack of transparency in the ownership and management structure of these facilities recently passed the California Assembly on an overwhelming 77-0 vote. It would require each licensee of a skilled nursing facility to disclose with each abbreviated contract of admission
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