Families Urging State to Re-Open Visitation in Nursing Homes According to CDC guidelines, visiting loved ones in nursing homes are restricted except for end-of-life situations. This has put a tremendous burden on families across the country with loved ones in Nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Given their nature and resident population served (older adults...
Elder Neglect in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities are Not Being Reported due to COVID-19 We were all affected by Coronavirus in different capacities, but our elderly population was specifically shaken by the virus on many levels. Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals had to restrict the number of visitors coming into these...
Golden Glades Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been Investigated by CMS and has been Cited for Failing to Follow Infectious Disease Prevention Located at 220 Sierra Drive in Miami, Florida, Golden Glades Rehab is a skilled nursing facility with recent citations for COVID prevention violations. Government agency investigators have determined that Golden Glades coronavirus failures...
Maxine Schwartz passed away on March 27, 2020 at the Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehab at Aurora Park. The family believes Maxine was neglected and starved to death in the Buffalo area facility. Allegations of Buffalo Nursing Home Neglect Mrs. Schwartz’s daughter, Dorothy Carlone, alleges that after Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehab went...
Are families prevented from suing nursing homes for negligent care during the coronavirus outbreak? In a minority of states, governors have signed executive orders offering civil immunity to healthcare providers. This would mean the healthcare provider is immune from civil litigation, i.e. a lawsuit, if they act negligently and harm a patient. While the grant...
Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on America’s healthcare system. Both hospitals and nursing homes are overwhelmed in their response to the COVID-19 outbreak. But why are patients with coronavirus being discharged from the hospital to a nursing home? Shouldn’t sickly COVID-19 patients stay in the hospital and get the best care possible? Previously, our nursing home...
The coronavirus challenges facing the skilled nursing facility industry are unprecedented. Shockingly, a recent McKnight’s survey confirms that most nursing homes are short staffed and lacking personal protective equipment during this crucial time period in battling the COVID-19 outbreak. As discussed in prior posts, insufficient infection control measures may be grounds for a coronavirus lawsuit...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has strongly condemned Atria Willow Wood’s coronavirus prevention response, claiming the facility’s inaction caused the wrongful death of residents. The Florida Governor has even gone so far as to say the Broward County assisted living facility’s reaction to COVID-19 may be considered ‘criminal’. Our Florida nursing home abuse lawyers detail the...
Can a Nursing Home Implement a Facility-Wide Lockdown? Across the country, nursing homes are restricting access to visitors due to the coronavirus outbreak in long term care facilities. COVID-19 is particularly dangerous to the elderly, infirm residents in nursing homes. Additionally, because of the close quarters of a skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility,...
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