Staffing Shortages in Nursing Homes Put Residents at Risk: After decades of underfunding, state survey agencies are experiencing serious staffing shortages that have impaired nursing home inspections and left residents vulnerable to nursing home malpractice, says a...
Iowa Nursing Home Cited for Intimidation and Abuse of Residents by Staff This marks the second nursing home malpractice citation in seven months for the Iowa Nursing Home, Lenox Care Center, in Taylor County. Last year federal officials imposed a fine of $34,661...
Nursing Homes are Failing to Report Falls and Bedsores: A recent study shows that nursing homes are underreporting serious falls and bedsores, top indicators of nursing home malpractice. According to a U.S. News & World Report article, a study indicates that U.S....
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Settles in Bedsore Wrongful Death Lawsuit: The Gardens at Scranton nursing home has a recent history of nursing home malpractice lawsuits in which wrongful death from bed sores has been alleged. A Pennsylvania nursing home has settled in a...
Fear of Retaliation Inhibits Nursing Home Complaints: A recent study posits that nursing home residents’ fear of reprisal from staff impacts the accurate detection, reporting, and investigation of nursing home malpractice. A new survey reveals that vulnerable...
New York Nursing Home Cited for Neglect after Video of Sleeping Nurse Goes Viral: The report from the New York State Department of Health reveals that although the nurse had engaged in concerning behavior prior to the March 26 incident caught on video, no action had...
