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Alabama Nursing Home Reports Improve Slightly, But State Still Scores Poorly
Families for Better Care produces a nursing home report card each year for all of the states in the United States. Families for Better Care obtains data from Kaiser Health Foundation, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Nursing Home Compare, and the Offices of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The state then assesses several key…
Read More »Some Nursing Home Residents Not Getting Their Medications
The problems of overmedication of seniors have recently been discussed on this blog. Overmedication can have deadly consequences, but an experienced nursing home abuse lawyer knows that chemical restraints using antipsychotic medications are not the only danger that nursing home residents face. A failure to get the medications that have been prescribed is also another…
Read More »Overmedication of Alabama Nursing Home Patients is a Form of Abuse
In Birmingham, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills and surrounding locations, senior citizens live in nursing home care facilities where they depend upon staff members to provide adequate care. It is especially common for people with dementia to live in a nursing home setting once these individuals are no longer able to take care of themselves.…
Read More »Bullying, Violence Common in Alabama Nursing Homes
Nursing homes should provide a safe place for seniors to live out their golden years. Sadly, recent reports suggest there is far too much violence and bullying within senior care facilities. A nursing home abuse lawyer knows these facilities have a basic obligation to take care of residents and ensure they are not harmed. When…
Read More »Watch for Signs of Alabama Nursing Home Abuse on Holiday Visits
As Thanksgiving and other winter holidays approach, many people will be visiting friends and loved ones in nursing homes and care facilities. Unfortunately, some of the residents awaiting visits from family members may be coping with a terrible secret: Elder abuse. According to ABC News, abuse of elderly residents may be going on at as many…
Read More »Shell Companies Shielding Nursing Homes from Neglect Lawsuits
In July 2003, a senior lost her life five weeks after she was removed from a nursing home. The senior had suffered continual neglect that resulted in malnutrition and bedsores. She had also sustained head injuries in a fall. Her care was so egregious that a jury awarded the victim's family a damage award of…
Read More »Underride Accident Prevention Could Save Lives
An underride accident occurs when a car slides underneath the body of a truck. These types of devastating truck collisions can leave victims severely disfigured or paralyzed. Brain injury, broken spines, amputation and death are common when underride accidents occur. A truck accident lawyer knows that underride guards are intended to prevent these serious accidents…
Read More »Trucker Shortage Presents Challenges For Accident Prevention in Birmingham
In the United States today, there are far more truck drivers retiring than there are new drivers entering the profession. This is exacerbating a problem that already exists: there are too many trucking jobs and not enough truckers. This issue has been brewing for years, although the recession masked some of the risks because truck…
Read More »Birmingham Nursing Homes May be Underreporting Abuse and Neglect
By federal law, nursing homes are required to report "any and all allegations of abuse or neglect to ensure resident safety." Unfortunately, as any personal injury lawyer knows, many incidents of abuse are never properly documented. A recent report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services demonstrated the scope of underreporting. Unfortunately,…
Read More »Are Alabama Nursing Homes Properly Handling Reports of Abuse and Neglect?
When we admit a loved one to a nursing home or assisted living facility, we rightfully expect they'll receive a high standard of care and improved quality of life. While the last thing we expect is for a loved one's health or safety to be jeopardized, we assume precautions will be taken to keep our…
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