As a nursing home neglect and nursing home abuse attorney at Hughey Injury Lawyers, I have seen many horrific acts alleged to have taken place in various nursing homes.  These include abusing nursing home residents, beating nursing home residents, sexually assaulting nursing home residents, and, yes, even killing nursing home residents.  Nearly every time, when […]

CDC launches a new nursing home and assisted living website.  This has useful information for those who may have experienced nursing home neglect, assisted living abuse, or be in need of an long term care lawyer. The site contains information on infection control.  One to 3 million serious infections occur in LTC settings annually, according to […]

Nurses who experience impairments due to fatigue, loss of sleep, and inability to recover between shifts are more likely than unimpaired nurses to report decision regret according to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.  In a study that was released, over 600 nurses were interviewed. Mistakes such as failing to follow care plans, failing to supervise, […]

by A.C. Thompson ProPublica, Dec. 31, 2013, 2:54 p.m. The one-story beige building on Southwest Hill Road in McMinnville, Ore. 2013 an old mill town between Portland and Salem 2013 has seen plenty of trouble over the years of its operation as an assisted living facility. Two men have been jailed for committing sex crimes […]

Elizabeth Leis Newman – McKnights Despite one’s best intentions for 2014, there will be days when you feel like you are failing your residents, your coworkers, your family or yourself. This is a part of life, but do not fear. The pageviews on McKnight’s lawsuit stories reflect that people both want to know what to look out […]

People of any age have the right to appropriate assessment and management of pain.  They go hand in hand.  A provider has a duty to assess pain appropriately and within the standard of care. Pain should be assessed in all individuals living in nursing homes.  Caregivers have a duty to use different techniques, depending on the […]