Nursing Home Skin Breakdown, Covid $180k Settlement

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Does COVID immunity make bed sores and skin breakdown unavoidable?

Nursing Home Skin Breakdown Complicated by COVID Results in $180,000 for Plaintiff Ben F was a 60-year-old, witty and fun-spirited man who was rushed from his home to the hospital for an emergency bowel surgery. While recovering from the surgical procedure, Ben F was exposed and tested positive for COVID-19. This occurred frequently when hospitals...

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New York Repeals Nursing Home Immunity

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Legislation Regarding Nursing Home Negligence

New York Repeals Nursing Home Immunity; Further Protects Seniors from Nursing Home Abuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that revokes nursing home liability immunity. This repeal comes after more than 15,000 residents and staff of New York State’s nursing homes, assisted living and other long-term care facilities have died...

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Greystone Healthcare Nursing Homes Are Epicenters of COVID-19 Deaths

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Greystone Healthcare COVID-19 Outbreak

Concern Over COVID-19 Outbreak at Greystone Healthcare Facilities Greystone Healthcare operates over 40 care centers in the United States and many of these facilities have recently been tied to large outbreaks of COVID-19. A recent Intercept article, describes Greystone as the “epicenter of COVID-19 deaths.” Federal data suggests that 132 Greystone residents died because of...

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Does My State Have Nursing Home Lawsuit Immunity due to Coronavirus?

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
List of State Civil Immunity for Nursing Home Abuse

Can a State Give a Nursing Home Total Immunity for Negligence during the Coronavirus Pandemic? Many states have implemented varying degrees of liability protection from lawsuits arising out of nursing home injuries. Some states have granted negligence immunity from COVID-19 specific death cases. Some states have extended civil immunity even further to encompass any negligence actions...

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Golden Glades Nursing and Rehab Puts Residents at Risk, Says Agency

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Coronavirus violations against Golden Glades Nursing and Rehab

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...

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Civil Immunity for Nursing Homes During COVID Crisis?

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
You cannot sue a nursing home for negligence during COVID19 outbreak

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...

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Atria Willow Wood’s Coronavirus Response Leads to Deaths

Assisted Living Facility Negligence
Atria Willow Wood COVID-19 Deaths

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...

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