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Nursing Home’s Failure to Keep Out Drug Dealers Results in Staggering Increase in Residential Overdoses Nationwide

Medical and social services and law enforcement authorities throughout our nation are coming to terms with a dangerous epidemic of opiate and opioid abuse that has been affecting Americans of all ages and socioeconomic groups. According to a recently published news report, nursing homes and rehab facilities are not immune…

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Big Changes Coming to Most Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

A popular national news source has recently published an article discussing a change of policy by the Centers for Medicare Services that should open up many nursing home contracts to the possibility for the resident to sue nursing home providers accused of abuse or neglect directly in state or federal…

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Lack of Trained and Competent Nurse Aides Results in Hygiene Problems, or Worse

An article recently published by an NBC affiliate in New York helps document a disturbing trend of nursing home abuse and neglect that appears to be caused by understaffed nursing homes, as well as a lack of adequate training and competence among existing staff. According to the news report, an elderly…

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New Rule Restricting Arbitration Clauses May Result in Better Care for the Elderly

As this blog discussed in a post last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a new rule that would deny funding to any nursing home that includes a mandatory arbitration clause in its admission contract. Essentially, the new rule uses fiscal policy to discourage nursing homes…

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Nursing Home Industry Fights Back Against New Rules Restricting Arbitration Clauses

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new rule that nursing homes that include binding arbitration clauses in their contracts will not be eligible for federal funding. In a recent development, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) – a non-profit group formed to advance the…

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Prosecutors Decline Criminal Charges in Nursing Home Beating Death

According to a recent news report, an 84-year-old nursing home resident will not face criminal charges after an 82-year-old woman has died following a violent beating inflicted by the man. The attack occurred on a morning in late August of this year, after the woman mistakenly wandered into the man’s…

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Federal Funding Cut for Nursing Homes That Force Residents and Their Families into Arbitration

Before a resident is admitted to a nursing home, a contract must be signed. The contract outlines both parties’ rights and responsibilities, as well as setting out some ground rules in the event that the resident or their family sues the nursing home. Over the past decade, more and more nursing…

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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Developing Gangrene from Untreated Bedsores

A recently published news report discusses the tragic story of an 88-year-old man who passed away in August 2015 after developing gangrene in two improperly untreated pressure wounds, or bedsores, that significantly worsened while he was living at a nursing home. According to the report, the deceased man’s daughter-in-law discovered…

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The Importance of Pre-Employment Screening of Nursing Home Employees

When someone can no longer care for themselves, and their loved ones are also incapable of providing the necessary level of care, many families turn to nursing homes. Nursing homes are charged with caring for those who cannot fully care for themselves, and the duties that come along with this…

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Nursing Home Resident Kills Fellow Resident in Shooting, Later Commits Suicide

A 77-year-old Wyoming nursing home resident and one other person are dead, and three others injured, after a shooting occurred near the nursing home where the perpetrator lived. A local news report was recently published describing the shooting, which began at about 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 14, outside the nursing…

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