Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse Compensation
While no amount of money can compensate a victim of nursing home abuse for the pain and suffering that he or she endured, recovering damages from at-fault facilities can play a critical role in helping victims and their loved ones pay for medical care, while also gaining some peace of mind. This financial compensation… Read More »
Federal Nursing Home Abuse Laws
Nursing home residents are protected by a number of federal laws, which require nursing homes across the country to meet certain standards when caring for residents. To learn more about these protections or to speak with an experienced Tulsa nursing home abuse lawyer about your own loved one’s rights, please call our office today…. Read More »
Deadline For Filing A Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
In Oklahoma, victims of nursing home abuse, or their families, can file civil claims against the at-fault parties, including employees, administrators, and the nursing homes themselves. There are, however, a number of rules regarding these types of claims, including how much time a plaintiff has to file a lawsuit in court. Failing to abide… Read More »
Is Your Elderly Loved One Suffering From Dehydration?
There are a lot of physical symptoms that could indicate that a loved one is suffering from nursing home abuse. While some of these signs are difficult to observe, many are easily identifiable. Dehydration, for example, often shows itself physically as dry or papery skin, sunken eyes and cheeks, and low blood pressure. Unfortunately,… Read More »
Investigating Claims Of Nursing Home Abuse
Even when a family suspects that a loved one is being neglected or abused at a nursing home, proving that these types of illegal practices are occurring can be difficult. One of the best ways to go about doing so is to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations of abuse, a task that… Read More »
Nursing Home Abuse Settlements
The victims of nursing home abuse aren’t always required to go to court in order to obtain compensation for their losses. Instead, claimants can attempt to reach a settlement with the facility in question. Going this route has a number of benefits, as settlement negotiations are often resolved much more quickly than litigation and… Read More »
Estimating The Value Of A Nursing Home Abuse Case
Like any other civil case involving allegations of negligence or intentional misconduct, the value of a nursing home abuse lawsuit will depend on a few different factors, including the severity of the harm suffered by the victim and the degree of negligence or recklessness exhibited by the defendant. Having an experienced Tulsa nursing home… Read More »
Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claims
In some cases, the loved ones of nursing home abuse victims are fortunate enough to discover, report, and hold a nursing home accountable for abuse in time to avoid permanent injury. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as elderly nursing home residents are often frail and so are less likely to recover from… Read More »
Remain Vigilant For These Signs Of Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse can take many forms, many of which leave no physical trace. In other cases, neglect or abuse may occur so gradually that changes in personality go unnoticed or are attributed to other things. Unfortunately, when left unchecked, nursing home abuse or neglect can have devastating consequences for nursing home residents, many… Read More »
Many Oklahoma Nursing Homes Still Struggling To Manage Spread Of COVID-19
Nursing home residents tend to be more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than most populations. For this reason, nursing home residents were among the first in the U.S. to start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine this year. Unfortunately, administering these vaccines has presented a number of challenges for facilities that are still struggling to manage… Read More »
Nursing Home Visitation Amid COVID-19 Vaccinations
While most of us experienced a sigh of relief when the first COVID-19 vaccinations started being administered, a lot of confusion still remains about the process. Many nursing homes, for instance, have still not reinstated former visitation procedures, while others don’t have any process in place at all. Fortunately, the Centers for Medicare and… Read More »
Nursing Home Evictions
Not all forms of elder abuse require physical violence or emotional trauma. For instance, many nursing home residents find themselves with nowhere to live after being evicted improperly or without just cause, a situation that also falls under the umbrella of nursing home abuse and neglect. Fortunately, those who find themselves in these circumstances… Read More »
Irregularities in Nursing Homes Admission Procedures
The admission processes at nursing homes often prove to be complicated. Unfortunately, this means that these processes tend to be rife with problems and abuse. Whether this takes the form of manipulating the family and friends of residents into taking financial responsibilities that they can’t shoulder, or forcing residents to sign arbitration forms, this… Read More »
Wrongful Nursing Home Evictions
Both state and federal law require nursing homes to comply with certain rules when it comes to admission, billing services, and even transfers and eviction. Failing to implement these rules can have devastating consequences for residents. Fortunately, when nursing home administrators and employees fail to abide by these rules, they can be held liable… Read More »
Improper Hiring in Nursing Homes
While employers should always take care to hire employees who have the necessary expertise and skills to fulfill their job responsibilities properly, doing so is especially important in some professions. It is critical, for instance, for nursing home administrators to hire employees who are trained to provide care to the elderly. In fact, the… Read More »
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Damages
While no amount of money can truly compensate someone for having to suffer abuse or neglect at the hands of a nursing home employee, recovering monetary compensation can go a long way towards helping victims of abuse obtain the medical care and support that they need. Unfortunately, seeking monetary damages in these types of… Read More »
How Nursing Homes Cover Up Abuse
We place our trust in nursing home staff to care for our relatives and report any abuse as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, nursing homes don’t always respond appropriately to allegations of abuse and neglect and may even go out of their way to cover them up. When your loved one suffers abuse or neglect… Read More »
Unnecessary Treatment in Nursing Homes
Nursing home abuse doesn’t always take the form of physical violence. For instance, poor care in a nursing home can have just as many devastating consequences for the health of a resident as physical abuse. Unnecessary treatment in particular, has become especially common amongst unscrupulous nursing home administrators that are attempting to bill for… Read More »
Federal Ban on Nursing Home Visits Lifted
In March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed a ban on nursing home visits due to concerns about transmitting COVID-19 to residents and nursing home staff. However, late in September, the agency lifted the ban, although it also instituted a series of new safety precautions with which nursing homes across the… Read More »
Nursing Home Liability for Wheelchair Injuries
Many nursing home residents are elderly and suffering from serious medical conditions, both of which can make mobility difficult. For this reason, wheelchair use in nursing homes is relatively common, as it helps ensure that residents won’t be injured in falls and will also be mobile enough to visit common areas. While many nursing… Read More »
The Unlawful Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes
Oklahoma law prohibits the use of both physical and chemical restraints in nursing homes, whether utilized as a form of discipline or convenience for employees. In fact, restraints can only be used in a few specific circumstances, including during emergency situations or for treating medical conditions. Unfortunately, an alarming number of nursing homes violate… Read More »
New Report Indicates that Nursing Homes Consistently Underreport Certain Injuries
While the underreporting of accidents in nursing homes has become a disturbing trend over the last decade, a recently published report indicates that the problem may be worse than was initially thought. Specifically, the report found that serious injuries that are often the result of negligence or abuse, such as bedsores, urinary tract infections… Read More »
The Risk of Social Isolation for Nursing Home Residents
When it comes to our well-being, social interactions can play a vital role in maintaining good health. Unfortunately, certain populations are particularly at risk of suffering from a lack of interpersonal relationships. Nursing home residents, for instance, often suffer from social isolation, whether as a result of a facility’s neglect, or even outright abuse…. Read More »
Liability for Nursing Home Mismanagement
While it is possible to hold individual nursing home staff employees liable for any acts of nursing home abuse that they commit, these are by no means the only individuals who can be held accountable for this type of negligence. In fact, in nursing home abuse cases, it is not uncommon for more than… Read More »
The Dangers Posed by Inadequately Trained Nursing Home Staff
Nursing homes typically engage a wide range of employees, including everyone from registered nurses and physical therapists to cafeteria workers and drivers. All of these individuals require unique training and licensing to ensure that they are able to perform their job duties to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, in addition to the chronic… Read More »
The Chronic Problem of Understaffed Nursing Homes
Understaffing at nursing homes has become an increasingly serious issue over the last decade, with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) even reporting that nursing home staffing levels in more than half of U.S. nursing homes are too low. When nursing home facilities don’t hire enough staff to give each resident the care… Read More »
Which Residents are Most at Risk of Becoming Victims of Nursing Home Abuse?
While nursing home abuse can happen just about anywhere and to any resident, a number of studies have revealed that there are a few particular factors that could make someone more at risk of becoming the victim of abuse. We’ve listed a few of these factors below, but it’s important to remember that the… Read More »
Recognizing the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
No one likes to think that their loved one is being abused in a nursing home, but the reality is that this type of conduct occurs at an alarming rate. In fact, the World Health Organization reported that in 2017, 15.7 percent of individuals over the age of 60 years old were subjected to… Read More »
Financial Abuse in Nursing Homes
Although physical violence and neglect may be the first thing that most people think about when they hear the term nursing home abuse, the reality is that this is not the only type of abuse to which residents could be vulnerable. For instance, financial exploitation can have devastating consequences for nursing home residents, many… Read More »
Rising Fears for Residents as Oklahoma Nursing Homes Begin Opening Their Doors to Visitors
Last week, The Oklahoma Health Department announced that many nursing homes across the state could begin allowing visitors onto their premises for the first time since March. A number of residents and their loved ones, however, have raised concerns that it may be too early to start loosening quarantine restrictions, as demonstrated by the… Read More »
Getting Financial Assistance for Long-Term Care in Oklahoma
If you’ve started considering long-term care options, such as a nursing home or assisted care facility, either for you or a loved one, you may be feeling overwhelmed. The financial aspect of long-term care alone can be daunting. Cost of Nursing Home Care In Oklahoma, the average cost of nursing home care is $141/day… Read More »
Oklahoma Nursing Homes May Re-Open Despite Rising Death-Toll
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of Americans nation-wide, however, nursing homes have been hit particularly hard. Nursing homes are believed to be the most vulnerable to COVID-19, as the virus is highly communicable, and, given the communal nature of nursing homes compounded by the fact that they house a high-risk population of elderly… Read More »
Oklahoma Nursing Home Resident Rights
Nursing home residents are entitled to certain rights and protections under state and federal law. If you or someone you love is a resident in a nursing home or assisted living facility in Oklahoma, you should be aware of these rights so you can make sure the facility is in compliance and that you… Read More »
