Attorney Nathan Hughey has successfully defeated many nursing home arbitration clauses. When Karen Fritz retired from a career at Rosauers Supermarkets nine years ago, she began taking care of her aging mother. Soon, it became apparent her mom, Alice Newton, could no longer look out for herself. Her vision was failing. She was suffering from Alzheimer’s […]

The federal government is investigating the operations of the nation’s largest assisted living company, Emeritus Senior Living, according to a company official. Karen Lucas, a spokeswoman for the company, described the investigation as a routine civil probe, and said Emeritus was “cooperating fully” with the federal authorities. A person with direct knowledge of the investigation […]

A Seattle physician has admitted that he filed hundreds of fraudulent Medicare claims for nursing home services, including some claims for residents who were deceased, according to news reports. John C. Chen, M.D., pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court in September. However, he changed his plea Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. Chen was charged […]

Nurses who use a smartphone at night for work-related reasons are likely to be less effective on the job the next day, according to recently published research from Michigan State University. The investigators surveyed more than 160 people working in a variety of occupations, including nursing. The questions measured how much the subjects monitored a […]

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 […]

From the Post and Courier. Patients can make choices about which hospital they use based on many factors, including advertisements on billboards and signs on the back of city buses. While annual hospital rankings published in magazines like U.S. News & World Report and Consumer Reports offer conflicting advice on the best places to seek […]