Jury awards over $1 BILLION in nursing home lawsuit.  Contact Hughey Law Firm with #scnursinghome claims or #nursinghomeabuse claims, #nursinghomefall claims, and similar matters.  We accept referrals from other attorneys, and I am AV Rated by Martindale in civil litigation. From Christian Post:   A Florida man who valued his mother’s life like a “treasure” was compensated in like dollars on […]

In Coming Decades, Fewer Caregivers Who will care for me when I’m old?  by Judith Graham If you’re a healthy baby boomer looking after your own elderly parents, that question may not have crossed your mind just yet. But it’s going to be a big issue going forward. The AARP’s Public Policy Institute issued a […]

Assisted Living Communities are often ill prepared to meet the changing needs of their residents.  I handle many assisted living cases, often involving residents who are not appropriate candidates for assisted living.  As a South Carolina assisted living abuse lawyer, I have seen time after time when ALF operators fail to comply with state regulations, […]

South Carolina Hospital Malpractice Lawyer Nathan Hughey post updated 9/22/13 Roper Hospital violated its own rules and let my client fall three times in less than three days.  They wrote off his bills, in part, but they now deny they did anything wrong.  They assessed him as a fall risk and concluded he needed to […]

At Hughey Law Firm, we regularly handle cases against assisted living facilities, including South Carolina assisted living abuse claims, Charleston assisted living neglect claims, and SC assisted living wrongful death lawsuits. Assisted Living or Community Residential Care Facilities are basically one step below a nursing home.  Unlike nursing homes, they are not regulated on the […]

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