When your parents, grandparents, or other family members enter long-term care facilities, you assume that they’ll be far safer there than at home. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has destroyed this […]
Read MoreWhen your parents, grandparents, or other family members enter long-term care facilities, you assume that they’ll be far safer there than at home. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has destroyed this […]
Read MoreNursing home abuse may be one of your worst fears. When you place your loved one in a nursing home, you want to know that they are being well cared […]
Read MoreInfections in nursing homes kill 400,000 residents a year according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. The authors contend that nearly one-sixth of […]
Read MoreEach year 100,000 patients in hospitals and nursing homes in this country die from infection they acquired after being in a health care facility. This is the most common complication […]
Read MoreThe District of Columbia Department of Health licenses and certifies health care facilities for compliance with state and federal health and safety standards. Facilities include nursing homes, hospitals, home health […]
Read MoreBritthaven of Chapel Hill, a Chapel Hill, North Carolina nursing home, employed Angela Almore, R.N., a nurse who now faces second-degree murder and patient-abuse charges arising from her time at […]
Read MoreA nursing home chain will face more than $619 in fines for safety violations, news sources report. Visit our personal injury blog for more information.
Read MoreClostridium difficile or “C. diff.” killed more patients in England in 2006 than MRSA. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported a nearly twofold increase in C. diff infections from […]
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