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Appropriate supervision is critical to the safety of nursing home residents. Nursing home residents who have dementia or other conditions impacting their cognitive abilities can have a tendency to wander away from the facility when they are left unsupervised. Unfortunately, this puts their health and safety at risk, especially in winter when temperatures can sometimes...

Can harsher punishments help prevent nursing home abuse and neglect? Nursing homes that are currently on a watch list for providing substandard care will face tougher federal penalties for future violations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced. The new penalties apply to 88 facilities – fewer than 0.5 percent of...

Here are the tricks nursing facilities use to cover up potential evidence of wrongdoing. According to the National Council On Aging, a staggering 5 million older adults are abused annually in the US. And while not all of those elders are harmed in a nursing home or assisted living facility setting, studies show that roughly...

In Georgia, the Loved Ones of Fatal Accident Victims Deserve Compensation When a loved one dies, the last thing on many people's minds is money. But the reality is that with the loss of their contributions, love, and support, a family will soon suffer financial hardship after death. Wrongful death compensation is available, but you...

In the last few years, violent crime in Atlanta and major cities throughout the nation has increased dramatically. Nationwide, murder and non-negligent manslaughter rose by almost 30 percent in 2020. This is the most significant rise since recordkeeping began in the 1960s. Meanwhile, aggravated assault is up 9 percent, and gun assaults are up 5...

If your loved one developed bedsores, call a nursing home negligence attorney. When a loved one in a nursing home is left alone in the same position for hours, they can develop painful bedsores. So, if you notice this type of injury, understand that it is a classic sign of nursing home neglect, and you...

Nursing home negligence often contributes to patients developing sepsis A new case review is bringing attention to how negligence in nursing homes contributes to sepsis-related fatalities. The case, reviewed in Emergency Live, involves a Texas nursing home patient with a serious infection. She waited over 24 hours before an ambulance was called, but her infection...

Negligent security cases are complex, but a lawyer can help You should feel safe when staying at a hotel, whether it’s for a work trip, vacation, or visiting friends or relatives. But every year, people are the victims of violent attacks in Decatur, Atlanta, and throughout Georgia due to negligent security. Hotels and motels have...

The victim's family claims their grandfather was abused Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are trusted with providing care for seniors. The job of staff members is to meet the needs of residents and treat them with respect. But in too many cases, residents are subjected to nursing home abuse. As a result of this...

An Atlanta Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Examines the Ongoing Problem New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a sobering reminder that COVID-19 remains a serious health threat, particularly for our nation’s most vulnerable population – seniors. And seniors who are residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are particularly...