The COVID-19 coronavirus has been found in more than 80 nursing homes in Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reported. One nursing home in Baltimore had 170 coronavirus cases among residents and staff, making it the biggest outbreak in Maryland and one of the...
A Memphis nursing home was on the losing end of a $30 million judgment awarded by a Shelby County jury in a case involving the death of a resident due to substandard care. Out of the total award, punitive damages...
Bedsores, also called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, can be very painful and serious. Sadly, this type of injury is very common among elderly hospital patients and residents of nursing homes. Nearly one-fourth of nursing home residents develop bedsores at...
It is estimated that nearly 20% of nursing home patients given psychoactive drugs do not have a mental condition that warrants the treatment. These drugs are used as a restraint rather than a treatment. Since 1987, The Nursing Home Reform...
Nursing home malpractice is comparable to any other type of malpractice: a negligent act or omission by a nursing home professional that causes injury to a nursing home resident. Because nursing homes are so expensive that most residents “spend down”...
