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Long-term Care Staffing Vacancies, An Increasing Crisis
Wisconsin is facing a staffing crisis in many of its long-term care facilities and nursing homes. While there are many open vacancies, providers state many positions are not being filled. Part of the problem is that as many of 70 percent of applicants who do respond are often not well-qualified,…
Read MoreNursing Home Management Company to Pay $740K to Vermont Over Neglect Allegations
Last week, Vermont’s attorney general announced a massive financial settlement with Genesis Healthcare over claims of neglect at three of the long-term care facilities Genesis manages. Under the terms of the settlement, the nursing home management company will pay $740,143 to settle allegations of neglect connected to severe injuries and…
Read MoreResident Dies After Senior Living Facility Sent Him Home in Uber
Residents may be discharged from an assisted living facility for several reasons. Sometimes the person chooses to leave the facility or in other situations, a resident may be discharged involuntarily. A Pennsylvania senior care facility is facing a federal lawsuit after discharging a resident without proper notice and sending him…
Read MoreResidents Must Relocate After Nursing Home Licensed Suspended
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities have a legal obligation to ensure their residents are well cared for and safe from harm, such as an injury, abuse or neglect. Failure to do so could result in serious consequences for a facility and its residents. This has happened to a Colorado…
Read MoreNursing Home Residents At Risk Due To Lack of Oversight
Placing a loved one in a nursing home or other long-term care facility involves an act of trust. However, many facilities across the country may not deserve it. A recent investigation by Seven Days, an alternative weekly Vermont newspaper, uncovered reports of substandard care in many of Vermont’s long-term care…
Read MoreBeware of Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts
Many long-term care facilities include an arbitration clause in the contracts that must be signed by new residents and/or their loved ones. Although it may sound harmless, if you sign this agreement, you could be signing away important legal rights, such as the ability to pursue a civil lawsuit if…
Read MoreWhen Can a Nursing Home Be Liable for Wandering Residents Who Get Injured?
A lot of nursing home residents are prone to wandering, and this could lead to serious or even life-threatening injury. Residents could suffer heat stroke during the summer, frostbite during the winter, fall injuries because of a tripping hazard or uneven ground or drowning if they fall into water. If…
Read MoreHow Negligent Hiring May Play a Part in Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing homes are tasked with caring for some of the most vulnerable in our society, our elderly citizens. Unfortunately, there are administrators who shirk this responsibility by cutting corners to save money. Negligent hiring is one of the most common shortcuts taken. PKSD explains what negligent hiring is and how…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About the Increased Risk for Elder Abuse Around the Holidays
Many nursing homes have trouble staffing their facilities throughout the year due to the grueling hours and physical demands of the job. However, around the holiday season, this becomes even more of a challenge. When there is a reduction in the number of qualified staff members to care for the…
Read MoreAre Twin Cities Nursing Home Complaints Being Covered Up?
There are thousands of reports of nursing home abuse and neglect in Minnesota’s Twin Cities that are not investigated by the Department of Health, according to an investigation by a local news station. The lack of investigation means the complaints are hidden from public view. Some of the complaints involving…
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