Nursing Homes
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Types of cases:
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- Examples of malpractice that can occur in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are:
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- mismanaged health care
- physical abuse
- mental abuse and emotional abuse
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Medical Malpractice
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Nursing Home Abuse
America is only getting older. Currently, there are more than 36 million people over the age of 65 in the U.S. With the Baby Boomer generation transitioning from middle age to older adulthood, that number is expected to swell to 86.7 million by the year 2050, and many of these older adults will, at some point, require a form of nursing home or care from and assisted living facility (ALF).
While most ALFs provide complete, competent care, there are instances when the quality of care is not up to standards, and as a result malpractice occurs. When dealing with malpractice in the care provided in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, general neglect is the most common manner of abuse. However, older adults are also at a high risk for mismanaged health care, as well as, mental, physical and possible emotional abuse. The consequences of malpractice, neglect and abuse are potentially devastating. This negligence can result in dehydration, malnutrition, and sometimes even death for elderly family members entrusted to the care of staff members at an ALF. In this case, the patient and family can and should seek compensation for any injury of loss endured.
Nursing Home Malpractice on the Rise
Nursing Home Negligence Cases Cited Across the Country . Nursing homes in America today are often considered to be a catch 22 for those trying to seek care for an elderly loved one and to relieve the burden of in-home care. With reports of malpractice, negligence and abuse seemingly everywhere in the news, nursing homes can often seem the farthest thing from a safe-haven for a family member.
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Wrongful Deaths Due to Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
In that case the decision must be made to garner assistance from a nursing home or assisted living facility (ALF). The results of malpractice, negligence and abuse can be severe, and in extreme cases can involve the wrongful death of an elderly or disabled individual. A wrongful death can be defined as a death that is caused and attributed to the fault of another individual or collection of individuals.
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Nursing Homes Jury Verdicts
______ $450,000 (see Editor's Note). - Nursing Home Bankruptcy Limits Estate's Recovery of Wrongful Death Suit
______ $500,000 (see Editor's Note). - Estate of Elderly Woman Settles Wrongful Death Suit Against Nursing Home
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Nursing Homes News Articles
Woman sues HCR ManorCare for nursing home negligence | West Virginia Record
Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog: Nursing Home Negligence Caused By Overmedication of Residents
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Nursing Homes Newsfeeds
60 Minutes to Report on Dangers of Trasylol: Cory Watson Crowder ...
60 Minutes to Report on Dangers of Trasylol: Cory Watson Crowder ...
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