Twin Cities nursing home patient Mary Cleary sat 19 hours with two broken legs before being sent to the hospital for care. Less than 3 weeks later she died. Hip surgery patient Ineko Counters checked into Martin Luther Care Center for post-surgery recovery. While there, she fell, re-fracturing her hip. No doctor was called and […]
A Twin Cities woman has accused the nursing home that was caring for her father, a World War II veteran, of serious neglect. Do you fear your loved one is undergoing similar neglect? The St. Louis nursing home neglect attorneys at Hoffman & Gelfman want you to understand that all patients have a right to […]
It seems as though nursing home neglect is becoming a bigger problem in our country than ever before. One recent case involved a woman who fell after walking out a facility’s front door. Earlier in the day, the woman had been evaluated by a physical therapist. A recommendation was made for someone to be with […]
For the family who is faced with the decision to place a loved one into a nursing home, there’s no denying that it’s a hard choice to make. They do so with the utmost trust in the facility that they’ve chosen, but a recent article on the CNN website is enough to cause many to […]
When you have a loved one in a nursing home, you want to do your very best to ensure that he or she receives the proper care. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, neglect and abuse can occur anyway. According to a recent news article, a nursing home nurse is being charged with neglect and abuse […]
Nursing home neglect comes in all shapes and sizes. Most of the time, it is seen in the form of physical neglect because of patients being treated poorly by staff. However, there are times when the staff members of nursing homes actually take full advantage of the mental states of their residents, and cash in […]
Nursing home neglect has been a serious problem for a very long time. Every year, many families suffer knowing that their loved ones are being mistreated in nursing homes, but they don’t realize there’s more they can do about it than just reporting it to supervisors. For example, a recent case of nursing home neglect […]
