As reported by Human Rights Watch in their article “US: Concerns of Neglect in Nursing Homes,” the COVID-19 pandemic revealed major issues with elder neglect and abuse occurring in nursing homes and other assisted living facilities. “Potential neglect and prolonged isolation may have caused serious harm to many people in nursing homes in the United […]
According to the Ohio Department of Health in their article “Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation, and Exploitation,” allegations of elder abuse in nursing homes and other assisted living facilities should be taken very seriously. Click here to learn more about Skolnick Weiser Law Firm’s Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse capabilities or here to read the full article. […]
America’s veterans age just like the rest of the general population — and many of them end up in nursing homes run by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many of these nursing homes are providing care that is substandard, at best — outright horrible at worst. This claim isn’t just supposition. It’s the conclusion coming from the…
Putting a parent in a nursing home is never an easy decision. You probably worry often about the care your mom or dad is receiving, and for good reason. Nursing home abuse is a real problem in the U.S., and it is not only staff you have to worry about harming your loved one. According to the Office for Victims…
The Ohio Attorney General’s office referred to a recent case of nursing home neglect as “gut-wrenching.” Indeed, it seems that the case shocked the consciousness of virtually everyone in authority — which is remarkable given the way that many cases of nursing home neglect are overlooked. A Franklin County grand jury has indicted seven defendants — six nurses and a…
Posting an image on social media for a laugh is fine — as long as you aren’t dehumanizing and degrading someone else in the process. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened to a number of nursing home residents. For every incident that’s been reported, experts fear that there could be more that are yet to be uncovered. In 2015, the investigative…
It’s become clear that a lot of nursing homes in the United States operate with a razor-thin staff, pushing the limits of what anybody can consider “reasonable” when it comes to having enough people on staff to care for their patients. Nursing homes often get “creative” about minimizing the amount of work they have to do with a patient. That…
With the horror stories you see in the news about poor-quality nursing home care, it’s entirely understandable if you have qualms about trusting your loved one to any nursing home without thoroughly checking it out first. But, do you even know where to start? Here’s a quick guide you can use: Make use of free tools ProPublica is a non-profit…
Somewhere during the night of Jan. 6, 2017, an elderly woman with dementia slipped out of her Ohio nursing home and froze to death. When the three women who were in charge of patient care that night — one a nurse and the other two aides — discovered what had happened to the 76-year-old, they promptly falsified their records to…