Charleston nursing home abuse attorneys came across a Kentucky suit that recently awarded a monumental sum of $42.75 million to the family of a man who, allegedly, died due to negligent care in a nursing home. The amount...
Category: Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing homes in South Carolina and elsewhere are increasing their use of mandatory arbitration in nursing home contracts to protect them in negligence and abuse cases. These clauses force the injured and their...
Nursing home abuse is a serious problem, with the National Center on Elder Abuse reporting as many as 10 percent of seniors surveyed said they had experienced abuse over the prior year. Many nursing home residents...
A recent study released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that older employees, as a group, have a higher risk of work-related injuries and illnesses. Interesting to...
Patients in a nursing home setting, and especially a skilled nursing facility, expect that the care they get will help them recover or maintain their health. Unfortunately, new evidence indicates that this is not true for...