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Holding Nursing Homes and Elder Care Facilities Responsible When Things Go Wrong
Schedule A Free Consultation12 Aug 2013
Medicare, the government agency that pays for most hospital care for those 65 years and older, has defined Stage III and Stage IV pressure ulcers as “Never Events.” As a result, Medicare will no longer pay hospitals for care and treatment provided to a patient who suffers from a Stage [..]
9 Aug 2013
Perhaps the most reprehensible form of elder abuse in nursing homes is allowing continuous suffering. This type of abuse is especially common to Dementia and Alzheimer’s residents. A recent study published by the University of North Carolina found that patients suffering from Dementia or other mental cognitive disabilities were 50% less [..]
7 Aug 2013
This past weekend the New York Times posted a compelling article on their website entitled “In Nursing Homes, An Epidemic of Poor Dental Hygiene.” The article focused on a Virginia nursing home resident who complained to his daughter that he was suffering from severe headaches. After noticing dust on her [..]
5 Aug 2013
Over the past year, I have represented 2 different families whose loved ones were residents in nursing home/long term care facilities, and were attacked by another facility resident, seriously injured and lost their lives. The first family’s Aunt was attacked and thrown to the floor by a male resident who [..]
2 Aug 2013
Four employees at St. Joseph’s at Fleming’s long-care living facility in Ontario, Canada have been suspended after being captured on film abusing and neglecting resident Hellen MacDonald, who suffers from dementia. A report by CTV News describes the horrific occurrences videotaped over a three week period on a hidden camera [..]
Winning Results
$1,400,000
SETTLEMENT
against a nursing home for the choking death of a resident
$1,000,000
SETTLEMENT
against an assisted living facility for injury and wrongful death of a resident
$930,000
VERDICT
against a Middlesex County nursing home for a resident’s pressure ulcers and wrongful death
$3,000,000
SETTLEMENT
settlement for workers with mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis caused by asbestos in the workplace