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Nursing homes are medical facilities. One of their most important responsibilities is to make sure residents get the medications and medical treatment they need. And medical directors play an important role in ensuring that this responsibility is met. Unfortunately, in more than a third of American nursing homes, the medical director is never actually there.…

We put our loved ones in the care of nursing homes, expecting that they will be safe and their needs will be met. Unfortunately, far too often, that is not the reality. Our law firm has seen over and over again the tragic consequences of nursing homes failing to care for their residents. One highly…

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo sent shockwaves throughout the legal and regulatory world, including the nursing home industry. Although Loper Bright was decided in the context of fishing regulations, the decision may affect the staffing standards that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have…

A nursing home’s job is to keep its residents safe, but unfortunately, that standard is often not met. If you have a parent, grandparent, or other loved one in an Alabama nursing home, you need to be your loved one’s advocate and intervene if you have reason to believe they are being neglected. Know the…

Our elders deserve the best care, but with an influx of private equity firms and increasingly complex ownership, the nursing home industry too often falls well short of that standard. Too many facilities put profits ahead of resident safety CBS News reported that about 70 percent of U.S. nursing homes are now operated by for-profit…

In nursing homes that neglect resident hygiene and urgent medical care, a seemingly minor infection in one resident can swiftly escalate into a severe health threat to the individual and the entire facility's elderly population. Nursing home residents are particularly susceptible to infections due to factors such as advanced age, weakened immune systems, underlying health…

Facilities need adequate staffing and precautions to protect residents Nursing home residents, because of their age and medical conditions, are vulnerable to a wide variety of injuries. Some of the most painful and devastating injuries elderly people can sustain are burn and scald injuries. That's why protecting residents from burn risks is one of a…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), individuals aged 75 and older face the highest rates of hospitalizations and fatalities due to traumatic brain injuries, a statistic that includes residents in nursing facilities. For an elderly nursing home resident, surviving a brain injury may bring not only physical challenges but also a…

How common is it for nursing homes to have temporary staff? Nursing homes have often used independent staffing agencies to help address temporary staffing shortages. For example, when staff members go on vacation or are out sick. However, a study has found that since the pandemic, nursing homes have increasingly relied on temporary agency staff,…

Nursing home residents have rights, and one of the most basic rights is the ability to speak up about poor treatment in the facility. However, despite legal protections at the federal and state level, residents do not always have that freedom in practice, in part because they fear they will face retaliation from staff and…