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Holding Nursing Homes and Elder Care Facilities Responsible When Things Go Wrong
Schedule A Free Consultation20 Feb 2014
Alarms blared for over two hours at Medford Multicare Center in Long Island as resident Aurelia Rios, left unattended in her room, slowly suffocated waiting for help. By the time a staff member finally came to Mrs. Rios’ room, she had already stopped breathing. Mrs. Rios was admitted to Medford [..]
7 Feb 2014
Almost 30 years ago President Reagan uttered the old Russian saying: “Trust But Verify” in addressing important national security issues. Never were truer words spoken when it comes to protecting our family, friends and loved ones in nursing homes. New technology, “Granny Cams” placed in a resident’s room, can help [..]
20 Dec 2013
When you think of a global epidemic what comes to mind? Many think of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has caused a worldwide death toll so severe that the World Health Organization has been actively surveying and reporting on the disease since the early 1980s. Recently, news sources and health organizations [..]
11 Dec 2013
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25 Nov 2013
All over the United States, nursing homes are treating dementia residents with anti-psychotic medication despite an FDA warning that use of these drugs increases risk of death in people with dementia. These drugs are being misused as an “easy way out” to deal with challenging patients. In light of this, [..]
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$1,400,000
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against a nursing home for the choking death of a resident
$1,000,000
SETTLEMENT
against an assisted living facility for injury and wrongful death of a resident
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against a Middlesex County nursing home for a resident’s pressure ulcers and wrongful death
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