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When Private Equity Puts Profits Over People Nursing homes house our society’s most vulnerable members. Much of the payment for skilled nursing home resident care comes from the government, in the form of tax payer Medicare and Medicaid dollars. However, the government does not closely scrutinize how this taxpayer money is spent. Concerns have been...

Considering bringing a wrongful death case, but wondering why you have to open an estate? The law requires that an estate is opened for every wrongful death case, even if the decedent has no assets. Our wrongful death attorneys explain the need for opening an estate when bringing wrongful death elements. Free wrongful death case...

How a Profits-Before-People Approach Harms Nursing Home Residents? Over the past 20 years, we have seen a surge of private equity groups purchasing distressed nursing home chains. These PE acquisition teams swarm around larger nursing home corporations, acquire debt which is attributed to the nursing home corporation, then starve the facilities of staff or run...

When a loved one dies due to negligence, neglect or abuse in a nursing home in Florida, the loss is often devastating. A wrongful death in the family, regardless of your relationship to the decedent, takes a toll emotionally, financially, and practically. Fortunately, under the Florida Wrongful Death Act (Fla. Stat. §§ 768.16–768.26), surviving family...

When a loved one enters a nursing home, families face a stack of paperwork, including admission agreements, care plans, consent forms, financial disclosures, and more. Hidden inside these documents is often a powerful legal provision that many people sign without fully understanding: the arbitration clause. Although these clauses are presented as routine, they can significantly...

Families trust nursing homes to provide compassionate, supportive care. Yet across the country, many residents experience harm because staff misuse restraints—either to make their jobs easier or to control behavior rather than ensure safety. These dangerous practices often lead to serious nursing home restraint injuries, leaving families searching for answers and accountability. If your loved...

Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a decision often made with trust and hope for competent care. Families assume their relatives will receive the respect, attention, and medical support they deserve. But when that trust is broken through abuse or neglect, legal action may be necessary. Before you can pursue justice in...

Placing a loved one in a nursing home is never an easy decision. Families expect their loved ones to be treated with dignity and receive the proper care they deserve. But when that trust is broken through abuse or neglect, pursuing legal action may be necessary. If you believe your loved one was harmed in...

A newly released report challenges the long-term care industry’s narrative that private equity (PE) has largely stepped back from nursing home ownership. The report finds private equity funds remain active players in the skilled nursing home space, despite sector claims of PE retreat from skilled nursing. The nursing home industry lobby group, the American Health...

Discovering that a loved one has developed bedsores while under the care of a nursing home can be devastating. Also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers, these painful wounds often indicate prolonged neglect. Families understandably want to know: How much is a bedsore lawsuit worth? While assigning a universal dollar amount to these cases...