Nursing Home Abuse
What is a Nursing Home’s Liability if a Patient Falls While They are Admitted to the Facility?
Just like any other property owner, nursing homes are liable for a resident’s slip and fall on the property under the area of law called premises liability. However, a nursing home may also be liable under a medical negligence legal theory for residents who fall and are seriously injured. As practicing Tennessee nursing home attorneys, we have seen…
Read MoreSeparating the Good from the Bad: Choosing a Great Tennessee Nursing Home
As our loved ones age and need more care than we can provide for them, we sometimes must make the decision to let a professional facility take over their primary care. This decision is not easy. When the nursing home is a great one, the residents benefit from kindness, safety, and security. But picking the…
Read MoreHas My Loved One Suffered Nursing Home Abuse?
When you entrust your loved one to a nursing home or assisted-living facility, you assume that person will be treated with the utmost care and respect. But when your loved one suffers an injury or worse, dies, due to nursing home neglect or abuse, the pain and anguish it causes makes everyone who cares about…
Read MoreProtect Your Tennessee Nursing Home Loved Ones: Abuse Statistics
When we entrust the care of our aging family members to a nursing home, we assume that our loved ones will be cared for with compassion and dignity. Unfortunately, this is not always true, and Tennessee nursing home abuse reflects the statistics seen throughout the United States. As middle Tennessee nursing home abuse lawyers, we…
Read MoreNeglect: The Silent Abuse of Tennessee Nursing Home Residents
It is often silent and goes unnoticed. Yet it can result in suffering and death. It can go on for a period of weeks, months and even years. Neglect is one of the most common forms of Tennessee nursing home abuse. You want to think that when you entrust the care of your elderly loved…
Read MoreKnow Your Tennessee Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
When we entrust our loved ones to nursing homes, we don’t make the decision easily. We want the best for the weakest and usually we get that. But, as nursing home abuse lawyers in Memphis, we do, unfortunately, see cases involving just this type of abuse. But did you know that every nursing home resident…
Read MoreNursing Home Understaffing Is Not Just a Tennessee Problem
When our most vulnerable family members reside in nursing homes, we want to believe that they are safe and well cared for. Unfortunately, this is not always true. Tennessee nursing home abuse can and does happen, and many times the reason is understaffing. How can nursing home understaffing lead to abuse? The evidence comes from…
Read MoreWhen is Enough Enough? Overmedication in Tennessee Nursing Homes
While it is sad, it is also true that many nursing home patients are victims of abuse, both in Tennessee and nationwide. And one of the most common forms of this abuse is the overmedication of nursing home residents. In fact, a 2010 University of South Florida study of nursing home residents reported that 71%…
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