Nursing home abuse takes many forms, but one that frequently flies under the radar is the use of antipsychotic medications and sedatives in lieu or more appropriate, more effective and costlier measures. In an effort to reduce the unnecessary use of antipsychotic...
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How Do I Report A Nursing Home To The Colorado Department Of Public Health Environment?
If you know someone within a nursing home, you may assume that he or she has the best possible care. At least, you want him or her to have quality care. What do you do if you find out otherwise? To handle nursing home abuse and neglect, you need to report the nursing...
The Manor film review: Some of these nursing home horrors are all too real
As a law firm that is dedicated to the protection of elderly people, we have an interest in films that depict the treatment of nursing home residents - no matter how fantastic they may be. These days, it is rare to see elderly people in leading roles, and nursing...
Did Golden Living Center’s Ads Exaggerate The Level Of Care It Provides?
Sure, corporate advertising aims to make companies appear as credible and beneficial as possible. Marketing is, after all, a valuable resource used to differentiate services from what competitors offer. However, for a number of Golden Living Center facilities, the...
Why Understaffing Is An Increasing Problem In Nursing Homes
The repercussions of understaffing can impact many day-to-day operations in a nursing home. Due to recent global factors, many workers may quit or leave their jobs. This change leads to an increased likelihood that older residents will need extra care in order to not...
Is There A Problem With Schizophrenia Misdiagnosis In Nursing Homes?
An alarming number of nursing home residents throughout the United States are being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Numbers have skyrocketed over the past decade to an alarming rate that puts the accuracy of these diagnoses in question. In 2012, the government attempted...
How To Remove A Resident From An Abusive Or Negligent Nursing Home
If you suspect that a loved one is being abused or neglected at a nursing home, your instinct may be to remove them as soon as possible. However, you cannot simply walk out the door with them. You will need a plan, and there are many details to consider before taking...
Reddick Law Wins Record Verdict in Colorado
In what is believed to be a record-setting verdict in Pueblo Colorado, a jury awarded more than $5.5 million for the wrongful death and suffering of Sophia Alcon, a resident at Life Care Center of Pueblo. “It was an honor to represent this entire family on behalf of...
U.S. Just Made It a Lot Less Difficult to Sue Nursing Homes
The federal agency that controls more than $1 trillion in Medicare and Medicaid funding has moved to prevent nursing homes from forcing claims of elder abuse, sexual harassment and even wrongful death into the private system of justice known as arbitration. An agency...
Reddick Law Attorneys Prevail in Nursing Home Lawsuit
A jury awarded Sophia Alcon’s family $5.5 million, possibly a record in Pueblo district courts, on May 13 after the woman died from complications related to what plaintiff attorneys characterized as “repeated instances of abuse and neglect.” “I think people need to...