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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...

Alabama is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with vaccinations up and cases down, nursing home residents are safer from the novel coronavirus now than they’ve been at any point since the pandemic started. However, the pandemic has also exposed a critical weakness in the nursing home system: understaffing. This is not a new...

Officials with the Alabama Nursing Home Association (ANHA) said that new cases of COVID-19 have dropped more than 98% in the state’s nursing homes since residents began being vaccinated in December, just as federal restrictions are easing. According to the ANHA, there were 900 new cases in one week back in December. Now that number...

A comprehensive report of 15,645 nursing homes in the United States concludes that high staff turnover likely contributed to the number of pandemic-related deaths, according to The New York Times. The story, based on a study published in the health policy journal Health Affairs, found the average turnover rate was 128%, with some facilities reporting...