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In every nursing home throughout the country, staffing levels directly affects the quality of care residents receive. Far too many nursing homes are understaffed, under-funded, and not giving residents the comprehensive care they need. Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins highlight a recent investigation by the Center of Public Integrity, which found that …
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A bill drafted by the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner will expressly allow cameras in nursing home residents’ rooms. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2016. Our team of nursing home abuse lawyers commends this measure and encourages residents and concerned loved …
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A large Kentucky Corporation, which owns in excess of twenty nursing homes and elderly care facilities, is seeking to lease several of the facilities following many prolonged and costly lawsuits for nursing home abuse and neglect. It appears this corporation thinks it will be more lucrative to avoid any future liability by simply leasing these …
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As the baby boomers age, more and more families have to face the difficult but necessary decision of how to care for their elderly loved ones. Home health care aides are the fastest growing occupation in the country, estimated to increase by 70% by 2020, according to data by the U.S. Department of Labor. Elder …
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A New York nursing home fell short of giving its patients basic care amid the fierce tantrums of Sandy, the worst hurricane to strike New York City in close to 80 years. This was revealed in the course of interviews with five employees, shelter directors and federal, city, and hospital officials. Our nursing home neglect …
Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that, despite federal mandates requiring them, more than 1,200 nursing homes throughout the U.S. do not have automatic sprinkler systems. This puts residents of those facilities in grave danger should a fire ever erupt. The law was published on March 13, 2008 and applies to all …
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Illinois Governor Quinn recently signed into law two pieces of legislation that will help nursing home residents voice concerns about their care. The first law, effective immediately, allows these complaints to be submitted electronically rather than only over the phone. Nursing home negligence lawyers at Pintas & Mullins explain these new laws and how nursing …
Unfortunately, every year we hear of reports involving violent behavior, sexual abuse, theft, neglect and other unacceptable actions towards nursing home residents. Because of this, our Chicago nursing home neglect lawyers encouraged by Illinois’ ambitious state plan to shift mentally ill, adult nursing home residents into community-based programs. However, this plan doesn’t appear to be …
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A recent online study by the University of California, San Francisco shows that the nation’s largest for-profit nursing home chains provide decidedly lower quality care than their non-profit and government-owned counterparts. This study was made available in advance of print publication in Health Services Research, and states that the primary cause of the reduced quality of care …
Inadequate care in American nursing homes is a widespread problem, with often dire consequences. One recent case in California highlights the issue of suicide in long term care settings, which fortunately is not a common problem, though the statistics are not decreasing. Nursing home negligence lawyers at Pintas & Mullins bring this case to light …
As the News-Gazette is reporting, the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home is facing hefty fines after state public health inspectors found several violations relating to bacterial infections among the residents. The Danville, Illinois nursing home did not admit any new Medicare or Medicaid residents for three months while the violations were corrected. Inspection reports from the …
Our Chicago nursing home lawyers understand that nursing home negligence can happen, even in skilled nursing homes. A family from Arlington Heights recently filed a lawsuit against the nursing home responsible for a maggot infestation that had to be surgically removed from their loved one’s ear. As CBS Chicago is reporting, the 92-year-old severe Alzheimer’s …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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