Eviction in Nursing Homes: Know Your Rights
Nursing home evictions are all too common, and oftentimes, they have traumatic effects on residents and their family members. According to the Department of Health
Do Nursing Homes Provide Excessive Rehabilitation Services?
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and later reported by the New York Times, indicates that some nursing homes
Government Report Reveals Low Quality of Hospice Care
Hospice care in the U.S. has steadily grown over the past 12 years. This end of life care, in which beneficiaries opt out of curative
How to Research Nursing Homes
If you or someone you know is faced with the challenging task of finding a long-term care facility for a loved one, at times it
Understaffing in Nursing Homes: A Cause for Concern
Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, over 14,000 nursing homes were recently required to start providing payroll records to the government, which serve as
VA Nursing Homes Provide Substandard Care
In recent months, The Boston Globe and USA Today have released a series of articles related to VA nursing home care. From hidden statistics to an in-depth view of
House Passes Sweeping Protections for Negligent Doctors, Hospitals, and Nursing Homes
Last year, Jehl Law Group represented the family of a nursing home resident, who was neglected so badly that she developed pressure sores on her foot that
An Unacceptable Level of Care at Signature St. Francis
This past March, Signature HealthCARE at St. Francis, located at 6007 Park Ave. in Memphis, TN, which is not affiliated with the hospital but is
Nursing Home Fraud
When a 98 year-old woman entered a nursing home several years ago, her family dreamed that she might return to the assisted-living facility that she