Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that Skilled Healthcare, one of the nation’s top ten for-profit chains, finds itself again under intense scrutiny. Due to recent citations and lawsuits, Skilled Healthcare will be closely monitored by state and federal authorities as it agrees to spend more of its budget on staffing levels …
Although many nursing homes around the country deliver quality care, there are still far too many nursing homes and assisted living facilities that are failing to give residents the care that they deserve. Unfortunately, our nursing home abuse lawyers warn that federal nursing home regulations on antipsychotic drugs are vague, putting many residents at risk. …
As your parents get older, caring for them may become very difficult. This is especially true if you have children, a job, and other responsibility to which you must attend. When that time comes, finding the right nursing home is of the utmost importance. So when you are looking for a nursing home, what do …
At first glance, nursing home understaffing may not seem like a significant problem. However, understaffing a nursing home is a form of elder abuse, which has become a serious problem in every state. Research shows that understaffing nursing homes and maintaining low ratios of nurses to residents can directly impact the quality and frequency of …
Elder neglect and abuse attorneys at Pintas & Mullins highlight a new health care law in California that requires all nursing home employees to immediately report any incidents of abuse, abandonment, isolation, or neglect of residents. The abuse of our country’s seniors is perpetuated by the overwhelming failure to report such acts of abuse and …
The nursing home negligence attorneys at Pintas & Mullins law firm have decades of experience working with residents who suffer from serious or repeated falls in nursing homes. As the baby boomers age – about 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day – more and more people are entering nursing homes. A large percentage of these …
Senior neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that, nearly two years ago, a jury awarded the family of a deceased nursing home resident $91.5 million. The facility’s corporate owner attempted to appeal, however a judge recently decided that the size of the award was appropriate, and that malpractice caps do not apply to nursing …
Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that a nursing home in South Carolina, Westminster Towers in Rock Hill, is currently under investigation for failing to prevent abuse. The state opened investigations after staff failed to report allegations of abuse at the facility. The retirement and skilled nursing facility allegedly failed to comply …
Illinois nursing home neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins warn nursing home residents in Texas about recent reports which found more nursing home deficiencies in the state than anywhere else in the nation. The CMS grades nursing homes on a scale from A to L. L is a very poor grade and signifies that the …
Nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that the Ohio Attorney General recently announced that the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is seeing a spike in complaints regarding acts of abuse and neglect in Ohio nursing homes. So far in 2013, the office of the Attorney General has opened more than …
Nursing home staff and supporters continue to protest Medicaid budget cuts proposed by Governor Pat Quinn this spring. Advocates for elderly patient care are concerned that further cuts will make the care in Illinois abysmal. Our experienced elder care attorneys are extremely concerned about the dangerous nursing home conditions that might result from reduced funding. …
A 2011 law bans families of victims of nursing home abuse from accessing state health investigation reports. Senior abuse and neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins want to expose this injustice and advocate for the law’s repeal. Known as Wisconsin Act 2, it was the first bill Governor Scott Walker proposed in 2010 after Republicans gained the …
Recent behavior by Connecticut nursing home employees is a horrifying example of the poor conditions in extended care facilities. Leading up to a labor union organized strike, the employees of the home are suspected of having meddled with tools and information critical to the patients care. According to the Hartford Courant newspaper reports, the employees’ …
Elder abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins warn the Illinois public about a Park Ridge man who is known for scamming seniors out of money and valuables. Most recently he established a phony company in the northwest suburb, targeting as many as 100 victims in the Midwest. The man, 300 pound David Ray Wooten, was …
Illinois nursing home neglect lawyers strongly support efforts to improve the level of care provided in nursing homes. According to a recent article in the Sacramento Bee, about 2,000 Illinois nursing home workers joined in simultaneous pickets at 50 different homes in the state. Many of them held signs urging their employers to make residents the topmost …
Nursing home neglect lawyers at the Pintas & Mullins Law Firm have extensive experience working with victims of nursing home abuse and negligence around the country. We have seen the physical, emotional, and financial toll that neglect and abuse often causes, and strongly advocate for the rights of all nursing home victims. When nursing home employees …
Nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins highlight a recently published study outlining the changes in end-of-life-care for Medicare beneficiaries. The findings illuminate issues surrounding sites of passing, places of care, and the health care transitions that our nation’s seniors made in their final days. The article, published in the Journal of the American …
Making the decision to move your loved on into a nursing home can be a difficult one, but it’s supposed to be for their benefit. Putting them in a location with 24 hour care should lead to the best situation possible, but that’s unfortunately not the case all of the time. Nursing home abuse is …
Nursing homes are again coming into the negative spotlight in the United States. This time the brunt of the attack is on Florida’s Health Care Administration for segregating children with disabilities in nursing homes for the elderly, away from the bright world outside and the joy, family fellowship and opportunities that come with it. These …
Deciding to enter a nursing home can be one of the most difficult of a person’s life, and making this decision when the elderly person has psychological ailments renders that decision even more trying. Patients with histories of mental illness, even conditions as common as anxiety or depression, are more likely to be identified as …
Elder neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that Normandy Nursing Center in St. Louis, Missouri was recently ordered to pay $700,000 after the death of a mentally ill resident who overdosed on a painkiller he was never prescribed to. It still remains unclear how he had access to the drug. The resident, William Christopher Jones, …
Corporate America pushes for big business with a heavy emphasis on high profits, and it is affecting nearly every aspect of our economy, from grocery stores to gyms. What many people do not know is that big business now owns most of the country’s nursing homes, running the facilities like any other for-profit, investor-owned corporation. …
One of the hidden causes for a lot of nursing home abuse is staffing shortages. Sometimes there aren’t enough workers to perform a task safely. This puts workers in a rough place. They either have to ignore the resident’s needs until enough help can arrive, or put themselves and the resident at risk to take …
One of the scariest forms of abuse that can happen to an elder in a nursing home is sexual abuse. It can happen from both other residents and staff and can go undetected for some time if the victim is unable to respond or realize what happened. KY3.com reported on a Crane, MO case where a …
Our nursing home negligence lawyers at Pintas & Mullins warn that bed sores, also known as pressure sores, pose a serious threat to nursing home residents across the nation. If left untreated, pressure sores can cause several complications – gangrene, sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomylitis and even death. However, it is important to remember that bed sores can …