Understanding Difference Between Diabetic and Pressure Ulcers If your loved one developed a wound in a nursing home, you may be wondering whether it’s a pressure ulcer or a diabetic ulcer—and what that means for their care. While these ulcers may look similar at first, they have very different causes, risk factors, and implications for...
Holding Nursing Homes Accountable for Preventable Injuries
Accountability and Legal Considerations: Understanding Nursing Home Responsibilities in Case of Harm Introduction Dealing with the loss or harm of a loved one in a nursing home is an emotionally devastating experience. While the focus should primarily be on coping with the situation, questions may arise regarding the legal responsibility of the nursing home in...
How We Can Improve Nursing Home Care
Transforming Nursing Home Care: Steps Towards Positive Change Improving our nursing home care should be a top priority. Americans are getting older, and living longer. Many of us joke, ‘I’d rather die than live in a nursing home’, yet more than half of Americans living today will spend at least some time in a nursing...
Preventing Falls from Bed in a Nursing Home
How Can a Nursing Home Stop a Patient from Rolling out of Bed? Falls in nursing homes are far too common, and they can be devastating. If your loved one is in a nursing home, you’re likely worried about how to prevent a fall from happening in the first place. After all, a single fall...
Pressure Ulcers vs Kennedy Terminal Ulcers: What’s the Difference?
Pressure Ulcers vs. Kennedy Ulcers Bed sores are inexcusable. If your loved one developed a bed sore in a nursing home or assisted living facility, click to learn more from our bed sore attorneys. As bodies age, they become more susceptible to a number of medical conditions—especially on the skin, which becomes thinner and more...
Can I Sue a Nursing Home for Losing My Parent’s Hearing Aids?
Lost Hearing Aids in a Nursing Home Adds Insult to Injury As people age, one of the first senses that may start to diminish is hearing. Hearing loss is common among the elderly population, and while it levels off for some individuals who are able to continue their lives without hearing assistance, others find themselves...
Why is my Family Member Quarantined in a Nursing Home?
Nursing Home Quarantine Indicates a Life Threatening Infection Nursing homes commonly use isolation or quarantine methods when your loved one suffers from a potentially lethal infection, or, if the entire facility is exposed to a contagious disease or infection. This is because a nursing home must follow strict infection control policies or else face a...
$1.2 Million Jury Verdict Against Nursing Home for Abuse Caught on Camera
Nursing Home Abuse Captured on Film Leads to a $1.2 Million Jury Verdict in Favor of Victim They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of Eryetha Mayberry of Oklahoma City, a video clip was worth a staggering 1.2 million dollars. In our opinion, as nursing home attorneys, this victim...
5 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
Nursing home negligence lawsuits are about far more than just money. Cases are brought against negligent nursing homes and assisted living facilities to expose elder abuse and neglect. Most of the time, the victim is unable to speak the truth. Therefore, it is incumbent on you, the surviving family member, to seek justice for your...
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Inspections
If you or a loved one suffered abuse at a Pennsylvania nursing home or assisted living facility, you may have a case. The only way to find out is to call experienced Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyers. At Senior Justice Law Firm, we have decades of experience suing nursing homes and assisted living facility. For a...
