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Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Battle Heads to Supreme Court
When a nursing home resident is hurt or dies as a result of the neglect or abuse of facility staffers, administrators should be held accountable. The resident or their surviving family members deserve to have their day in court when disputes arise. Unfortunately, this is not happening for many people who suffer harm due to the negligence and…
Read More »Can I Install a Hidden Camera to Catch Nursing Home Abuse in Alabama?
Nursing home abuse and neglect are both very serious concerns. Seniors are vulnerable to being victimized in a nursing home and many elderly people, especially those suffering from conditions such as dementia, cannot necessarily speak up about abuse they are enduring at the hands of caregivers. Because many people are worried about the care their…
Read More »Identifying Nursing Home Neglect During the Holiday Season
Nursing home neglect is a problem year round. Unfortunately, neglect may actually become worse over the holidays when experienced nursing home staff members go on holiday vacations, leaving the residents in the care of inexperienced temp agencies or resulting in the care facility becoming shorthanded. Many people will visit nursing homes over the holidays in…
Read More »Historic Settlement Highlights Risk Of Financial Exploitation In Nursing Homes
When we think of nursing home abuse, we usually think of seniors being physically harmed. We may think of mental, emotional or even sexual abuse. And we think along those lines for good reason - those forms of abuse are real, and they can have devastating effects on victims and their families. But nursing home…
Read More »Right to Sue Protected for Alabama Nursing Home Residents
An 86-year-old woman was left blind in one eye following abuse in her Alabama nursing home. A 25-year-old nurses aid struck the senior violently in the face, causing the damage. According to Alabama.com, the elderly woman was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where doctors operated to try to save her vision. They were unable…
Read More »Accurately Identifying the Risks of Nursing Home Abuse
The risks of nursing home abuse are substantial for seniors. Often, in facilities where abuse and neglect occur, there are a myriad of problems affecting the health and safety of seniors. When a nursing home does not have appropriate policies for following best practices for resident care, this can effect every aspect of the nursing home environment. From poorly…
Read More »More arrests made in nursing home abuse case
Two former nursing assistants at Glen Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Northport were arrested and charged with violating the Adult Protective Services Act after they allegedly held down a 93-year-old female patient while another aide assaulted her. Monica Danielle Adams and Marilyn Annese Marshall reportedly held the patient while another nursing assistant, Anita Watford, punched…
Read More »Record-Setting $5 Million Truck Accident Verdict
Attorney Perry Shuttlesworth represented family in wrongful death case In May 2013, the Circuit Court of Blount County, Alabama released a record $5 million Order of Final Judgment (Civil Action Number CV-2011-900016.00) in a wrongful death truck accident that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old mother. The final judgment represented over two years of…
Read More »Protecting Birmingham Nursing Home Patients from Abuse at the Hands of Other Residents
A great deal of attention is focused on preventing nursing home abuse at the hands of staff members. In a country where at least five million nursing home residents are abused each year, stopping nursing home staff from harming vulnerable seniors should be a top priority. Preventing abuse by caregivers is not enough to keep seniors safe. Nursing…
Read More »Birmingham Nursing Homes Need to Take Affirmative Steps to Avoid Elder Abuse
Approximately one out of 10 seniors within the United States will make a report after being abused. This includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, or neglect. As dramatic as this statistic is, the situation is actually worse. McKnights indicates there are around 22 incidents of abuse that go unreported for every incident of abuse that actually…
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