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...
New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Homes for Allegedly Neglecting Residents while Misusing $83M of Taxpayer Money: A lawsuit accuses four New York nursing homes of enriching themselves while ignoring residents and subjecting them to nursing home malpractice. The...
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....
‘Horrific’ Care Incidents Place Residents in Jeopardy at Iowa Nursing Home Numerous Times: Following a series of complaints of deficient care, the Genesis Senior Living nursing home in Iowa was cited for several federal and state citations related to nursing home...
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...
New York Nursing Home Cited for Negligence after Aide Empties Water Pitcher on Resident’s Head during Argument At the time of this latest incident, the Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Syracuse was already under investigation by The New York Attorney...
Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and the Attempted Murder of a Third: The registered nurse charged with homicide and attempted murder has a history of alleged nursing home malpractice, investigators report. In a shocking incident of...
