Sometimes a nursing home abuse case isn’t discovered because of abuse but because of financial fraud. If a senior complains that they’re missing items or money, that could be the lead needed to find an abuser. AL.com reported on a case where this happened. A teen from Foley, AL, has been arrested for physically abusing …
Colorado, Missouri Employees Accused of Sexual Assault
Nursing home injury lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that two men, in Colorado and St. Louis, Missouri, respectively, were recently arrested for sexually assaulting elderly residents of nursing homes. The St. Louis man is accused of assaulting one woman at Bethesda Meadow and another at Sunrise Living, while the Colorado man was employed at …
Ending Forced Arbitration in Nursing Homes
When Dean’s dementia worsened, his wife Virginia realized he needed more help than she could offer. After much consideration, the family decided to place Dean into a Minnesota nursing home. However, they noticed weight loss within the first two weeks of residency. Soon after, Dean was admitted into the hospital for extreme dehydration. Unable to …
Choking Death Nursing Home Lawyer
Choking is a real risk to residents of nursing homes, especially when administrators and staff in the home neglect their responsibility to care for your loved one. There are several ways that decision-makers and staff in a nursing home can increase your loved one’s risk of succumbing to death by choking. The Elderly Are Especially …
Investigation of Chicago Nursing Home Conditions
Nursing home residents have the right to clean and safe conditions and responsible care. Our Chicago nursing home lawyers at Pintas & Mullins are deeply concerned about the unsafe and unhygienic conditions reported at a local nursing home that is mainly populated with Hispanic residents. Reports say that at least two government agencies carried out …
Woman Who Stole Thousands from Nursing Home Residents on the Run
Illinois nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm sympathize with the families of elderly victims of inhumane nursing home neglect. Such an incident recently occurred in Florida, where a woman masqueraded as a nurse and took advantage of elderly nursing home residents in two counties. The woman reportedly dressed in scrubs, snuck …
Profit vs. Care in Major Nursing Home Chains
Illinois nursing home lawyers at the Law Firm of Pintas & Mullins understand the decision to place a loved one in nursing home care is quite difficult. Families of elderly nursing home residents must trust that the nursing facility will provide essential services and adequate supervision. Unfortunately, some of the nation’s largest for-profit nursing homes …
Considering Long-Term Care Insurance
At Pintas & Mullins, we work with individuals and families who have already committed to long-term care. It’s no secret that negligence and abuse in nursing homes is more likely to occur in poorly-run facilities without adequate resources. Long-term care insurance can help families pay for the highest-quality nursing home, reducing the likelihood that abuse …
Abuse Kept a Man Away from Doctors. He Now Has Cancer.
Sex abuse is deeply traumatizing. The impacts of abuse can be seen for years after experiencing the trauma. A survivor may experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and feel fear in many different situations and settings. In some cases, survivors might avoid places or mistrust others, because of their past trauma. A particularly tragic case is …
Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs Threatens Lives of Elderly
Elder abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins highlight a troubling phenomenon in our nation’s nursing homes: the unnecessary use of antipsychotic drugs. Medications such as Seroquel, Risperdal and Zyprexa are being given to seniors throughout the country for uses not approved by the FDA. In 2012, Johnson & Johnson had to pay the federal government …
Four Nursing Home Employees Arrested for Abuse
Senior abuse and neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that four nursing home employees were arrested on Feb. 11, 2013, for allegations of resident battery and neglect. The nursing home staffers were employed at Southern Indiana’s Providence Home Health Care Center in Jasper. All four employees are charged with felony battery and neglect, along …
New Guidelines Cause Nursing Home Quality Score Drop
The new guidelines for Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website could impact the quality scores of more than 15,000 American nursing homes. It was just confirmed that about a third of these nursing homes are getting lower scores because of the strengthened guidelines. Nursing Home Compare is a widely-used website run by the government, which scores …
How to Spot Financial Abuse in Nursing Homes
Elder abuse doesn’t only happen in physical form. Financial abuse is a big problem in nursing homes, but isn’t always noticeable. Financial abuse doesn’t always have obvious warning signs, but these are common ones to look out for: Unusual or unexplained withdrawals from bank accounts. Forged signatures. Changes to wills or deeds. Unexplained disappearance of …
Wandering and Elopement in Cold Weather
As temperatures drop throughout the country, many of you may be concerned about a loved one in a nursing home. If your loved one has dementia or another form of cognitive impairment, they may be at risk of wandering away from the facility and being exposed to harsh conditions. Our team ofnursing home negligence lawyers …
6 Signs of Emotional Elder Abuse
As time passes, it is hard to watch those close to us get older, particularly our parents. It is not easy to accept that our heroes growing up are human too. As they age, it can be difficult to give them the attention they need, especially when we have families and responsibilities of our own. …
Illinois Nursing Home Closes Due to Underfunding
Dozens of elderly nursing home residents were forced to quickly relocate from the nursing home facility they were living due to funding problems. The Astoria Gardens and Rehab center, a nursing home that existed for decades in west-central Illinois, recently closed its doors after reports of late state payments. The nursing home facility was home …
New Ohio Medicaid Program Increases Stakes for Nursing Homes
For many years, U.S. states have struggled to improve the quality of care in nursing homes by way of punishment – fines, citations and other forms of sanctions when severe issues were detected. Now Ohio is adopting a novel approach to help fragile seniors by giving out financial incentives. Our Illinois nursing home neglect lawyers …
When Nursing Home Caregivers and Staff Go on Strike
Nursing home staff have some of the same concerns about resident care as the residents and their families. Most nursing home workers want to provide adequate and timely care to residents but feel this is not possible because of policies and other hurdles set by administrators. Unfair labor practices, understaffing, mismanagement, and other concerns affect …
PharMerica Sued for Unprescribed Senior Drugs
Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that the United States federal government recently filed a lawsuit against pharmacy company PharMerica over allegations that it is dispensing medications to senior citizens without prescriptions. The company is also accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for these prescriptions. PharMerica provides an array of drugs …
Questions to Ask a Nursing Home
As your loved ones get older, making the decision to have them go into a nursing home can be difficult. There are many things that you may have concerns about, and you want to go into this decision as confidently as possible. How do you know, though, that you are choosing the best possible place …
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