Texas has had its fair share of bad press when it comes to the level of care provided by nursing homes in our state.This year, the Lone Star State topped the list chronicling the worst facilities providing nursing home care. A Texas senator has...
Nursing home abuse is a serious problem throughout the United States, but Texas is making a move to do something about it. Lawmakers in the state are seeking stricter laws on nursing homes, especially as it pertains to those facilities that have a history...
Quality of Care for the Elderly in Texas There is no doubt that people have concerns about the quality of care that the elderly in Texas are forced to face. The AARP recently released a report that ranks each state according to the quality of long-term...
Nursing home abuse is on the increase, and it doesn’t appear to be getting any better. The Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform Committee conducted a study recently in which they revealed a serious problem with sexual, psychological, verbal, and physical abuse occurring...
What rules and regulations are nursing homes legally required follow?There comes a time when an individual reaches a certain age in life, when assistance is needed. As it is likely a new realm for most people, questions arise about what requirements nursing homes must...
Abusing somebody in a nursing home facility is an egregious enough offense that most people really don't want to accuse anyone of having done it. Unfortunately, this may lead people to doubt very good instincts about whether or not someone they loved is being...
In 2011, a man in Santa Clara California was convicted of elder abuse and was sentenced to 17 years in jail. The case involved a 94-year-old woman who he forcibly raped. In a situation such as this, there may be criminal and civil liability that...
According to the Daily Journal, two people who formerly worked at a nursing home were instrumental in turning a jury against a facility accused of rampant abuse and fraud. The women were employees up until 2004, when they decided to speak out about what...
According to WABC in New York, a woman who had her grandmother in a nursing home in the Bronx discovered abuse going on by planting a hidden camera in the room. The woman who was being abused suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and from dementia, two...
Three recent wrongful termination lawsuits filed in Michigan detail how the employees at a nursing home sometimes end up being the ones to assert the rights of senior citizens and other patients.In one case, an employee filed a wrongful termination lawsuit because she was...
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