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If facilities don't cut corners when hiring staff, this could help prevent nursing home abuse and neglect Last month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed Shirley's Law to create the first-ever elder abuse registry in the United States, a move that on paper should help protect seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities from abuse...

An Alabama lawyer discusses the problem Falls happen a lot in nursing home facilities. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), among the 1.6 million residents in U.S. nursing home facilities, about half fall annually. Approximately 1 in 3 of those who fall will fall two or more times in a year....

A Mobile, Alabama nursing home abuse lawyer explains how the system works Many serious nursing home violations are never revealed to the public, according to a scathing, in-depth investigation conducted by The New York Times. As a result, the public often does not know if nursing home abuse or neglect has occurred in a facility....

Mobile, Alabama nursing home neglect lawyers explain why that matters An estimated 1 out of 3 nursing homes in Alabama has a shortage of staff members, according to a recent study conducted by AARP. And the problem only seems to be getting worse due to the pandemic, a cause of concern for families worried about...

In April 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, police in New Jersey were dispatched to the Andover Subacute II nursing home in response to an anonymous tip. They discovered 17 bodies in a morgue that was designed to hold four. The attorney general’s office opened an investigation. Family members of residents described “disgusting” conditions...

A Mobile, Alabama nursing home neglect lawyer explains the recent court ruling An appeals court recently ruled that several nursing home neglect and wrongful death lawsuits filed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic can continue to work their way through the state court system, according to a Reuters news article. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court...

An Alabama nursing home abuse lawyer explains Many nursing homes prescribe dangerous drugs to patients based on phony diagnoses, especially falsely diagnosing someone with schizophrenia, according to a recent New York Times investigation of nursing home abuse involving fake diagnoses of nursing home residents. “It is unacceptable for a facility to inappropriately classify a resident’s...

Many nursing homes are understaffed due to fewer people working at them since the start of the pandemic last year, according to a recent study based on the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing shortages have sparked concerns among nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers and experts, who fear residents...

For the last several years, a penalty cap has allowed nursing homes failing to meet safety standards off without facing harsh enough penalties—but not anymore. The Biden administration recently rolled back the nursing home penalty cap. That means the largest fine for a single violation is no longer around $22,000, but hundreds of thousands of...

Alabama nursing home abuse lawyers reveal what you should know A nursing home employee was recently arrested for sexually abusing an 81-year-old nursing home resident with Alzheimer’s, according to recent news reports. The incident occurred at a nursing home in New York City, according to The Daily News. Police arrested a 44-year-old X-ray technician for...