Nursing Home Abuse

On September 1st, 2023, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would create new staffing requirements for nursing homes under the Biden administration. This announcement came as nursing homes have long struggled with understaffing, falling short of providing adequate care for over a million vulnerable residents. Majority of Nursing Homes Nationwide Would …

Less Than 1 in 5 Nursing Homes Meet Proposed CMS Staffing Requirements Read More »

Despite the time that has passed since the last peak in COVID-19 cases, the virus’s effects are still rampant in North Carolina’s nursing homes. While facilities remain understaffed and overcrowded, state and local health departments struggle to keep annual health inspections up-to-date, putting residents at risk of serious harm and worrying their loved ones.  Due to strict 2020 …

Ongoing Issues at NC Nursing Homes Highlight Effects of Annual Inspection Backlog Read More »

What started as a nursing home abuse lawsuit against a public health agency in Indiana could become a monumental Supreme Court ruling that impacts the rights of millions of people receiving federal assistance.  Nursing Home Lawsuit Against Indiana Health Agency Taken to Supreme Court In 2019, Susie Talevski sued the Health and Hospital Corp. of …

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Nursing Home Case Could Affect Millions. Here’s What You Should Know. Read More »

When families move their loved ones into nursing homes, they trust the facilities and caregivers to give them the attention and care they need and deserve. Unfortunately, these corporations often do not live up to these expectations. SavaSeniorCare, a Georgia-based company that owns and operates skilled nursing facilities in several states, faced lawsuits nationwide for …

Nursing Home Medicare Fraud Case Settled for $11.2 Million Read More »

Our attorneys at Henson Fuerst are dedicated to representing those hurt or harmed due to another party’s negligence and bringing them and their loved ones the justice they deserve. This especially applies to nursing home residents, who are vulnerable and often voiceless in the face of nursing home abuse and neglect. In 2021, Attorneys Rachel …

Henson Fuerst Secures NC’s Highest Reported Nursing Home Abuse Settlement in 2021 Read More »

The National Guard has persevered through countless challenges this past year; Aiding Afghan refugees fleeing Kabul., providing security at American military bases across the Horn of Africa, and standing sentinel in Washington D.C. following the Jan. 6th attack on The Capitol among their many noble undertakings. However, they were not expecting one recent deployment: emptying …

National Guard Aids Overwhelmed Nursing Home Staff Read More »

University Place Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte was recently cited by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services after a resident with dementia was discovered by staff to have an open wound filled with live maggots. Infected Wound Recorded by Staff and Sent To Grandson Resident Bernice Mayes’s condition was so …

Charlotte Nursing Home Cited by State When “50-100” Live Maggots Found in Resident’s Wound Read More »

In May of 2020, North Carolina enacted a temporary law that grants healthcare providers immunity from malpractice and negligence lawsuits due to the strain of the coronavirus pandemic and its unpredictable impact on staffing and services. Since then, what’s known as the Emergency and Disaster Treatment Protection Act, has been leveraged by companies, most notably …

Carma Henson Quoted in Washington Post on COVID-Era Nursing Home Neglect Read More »

Although COVID-19 has ravaged many long-term care facilities, small group homes are seeing success in minimizing the effects of the virus. Across the country, residents in traditional facilities, as well as eldercare advocates, are beginning to wonder if the Green House model’s time has finally come. What Is a Non-Traditional Nursing Home? Green House homes …

Green House Nursing Home Residents Are One-Fifth As Likely To Contract COVID-19 Than Those Who Live In Traditional Care Facilities Read More »