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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nursing home staffing shortages across the United States, even forcing facilities to close.

As an Elder Law firm we see these cases often. Whether malpractice, abuse or neglect it is simply unjustified to happen to an innocent...

It is never an easy time when losing a loved one. When the death was preventable, the sense of loss can seem even more painful. While it...

Via New York Times By Jordan Rau ITHACA, N.Y. — Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the...

A recent study has found that people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan were more likely to enter a lower-quality nursing home than...

A new federal law is designed to address the growing problem of elder abuse. The law supports efforts to better understand, prevent, and...

Bed sores are often a sign of neglect and sometimes a sign of abuse. The first thing you should do is speak to a nurse on duty and begin...

Have bedsores reached epidemic proportions yet? To many it seems so — especially in elders that are in hospitals and nursing homes — and...

Informative medical information: Via MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, By Christian Nordqvist Reviewed by University of Illinois-Chicago, School of...

There are many advantages. Both financial and practical. On the financial side, New York State allows an individual applying for Medicaid...

A New Jersey appeals court rules that an ugly dispute between two brothers over their mother’s placement in a nursing home did not amount...

Via Huffington Post… When Helping Hurts Elder abuse is a national epidemic. Each year in the United States, an estimated 10 percent of...

The family of a former resident of Beachwood Pointe Care Center has won a $1 million lawsuit against the nursing home. (Eli Saslow,...

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News When Paul Ormond signed John Mitchell into a nursing home in Dennis, Mass., in June, he was...

Doing Medicaid Planning for clients, I often get asked the question: “How does medicaid determine if my gifts were made to qualify for...

Not everyone has a Will. Here’s why everyone should: If you die without a Will, the people who inherit may not be those you want to get...