• 4 Mar 2019

  Proving Dehydration In A New Jersey Nursing Home Neglect Case

  • By Barry Sugarman

    March 4th, 2019

  Dehydration is a common sign of nursing home neglect. According to a recently published study that tested the fluid intake and retention of 40 nursing home residents, nearly all of the patients exhibited symptoms of dehydration. Moreover, of the 40 residents tested, 25 of them had developed a health condition [..]

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• 25 Jan 2019

  Barry Sugarman Speaks at Institute for Continuing Legal Education

  • By Barry Sugarman

    January 25th, 2019

  On January 18th Barry Sugarman presented at a New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) seminar: “Litigating Nursing Home and Assisted Living Cases: The Basics and Beyond” at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. Mr. Sugarman offered his experience and insights into how to hold nursing homes [..]

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• 14 Jan 2019

  How Understaffing Impacts Nursing Homes in NJ

  • By Barry Sugarman

    January 14th, 2019

  Nursing homes in New Jersey are increasingly facing the widespread problem of understaffing. Simply put, this means the nursing home does not have enough nurses and aides on each shift to provide for each resident’s care needs.  This serious problem has a direct result on the level of care each [..]

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• 8 Jan 2019

  Nursing Home Employee Accused of Stealing from Elderly Hurricane Michael Refugee

  • By Barry Sugarman

    January 8th, 2019

  Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed during a press release on November 1st that they have formerly charged a former nursing home employee with financially abusing a 94-year-old victim who was fleeing Hurricane Michael. Nursing Home Worker Accused of Financially Abusing Hurricane Michael Victim According to police reports, [..]

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• 4 Jan 2019

  Nursing Home Under Fire After Failing to Adequately Care for Residents

  • By Barry Sugarman

    January 4th, 2019

  Filomena Rosante, an 83-year-old woman, was suffering from lung cancer. Her around-the-clock medical needs led her son, James, to make the difficult decision to move her to an elder-care facility. On October 16, Filomena was scheduled to be moved, but the facility was having difficulty accessing the appropriate machines needed [..]

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