Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be tough. However, once the decision has been made, families expect their loved ones to be treated with respect and dignity. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. In fact, nursing home abuse is extremely common throughout the United States. Just look at these...
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Category: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: When to Take Legal Action
Nursing home abuse and neglect is common in West Virginia. Unfortunately, however, residents and their families are sometimes unclear of what constitutes abuse and neglect, leaving them reluctant to take legal action against abusive nursing homes. If you believe a loved one may be a victim of nursing home abuse and neglect,...
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The Parts of a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit
When a loved one is a victim of nursing home abuse and neglect, it can be difficult to know where to turn. Anger, confusion, and sadness are just a few of the emotions commonly experienced by the families of nursing home abuse and neglect victims upon discovering a loved one's mistreatment at...
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Nursing Home Ratings may be Useless
A new investigative report published in The New York Times has found that the long-trusted nursing home rating system employed by Medicare may be useless. This is not because the exhausting compilation of nursing homes by region is cumbersome or difficult to navigate, but because the ratings themselves can be “gamed” by substandard nursing...
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