Boston Personal Injury Attorney BlogA recent report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services indicates that Medicare has been paying billions of dollars in taxpayer money to nursing homes in Massachusetts and across the country that aren’t even meeting basic needs requirements. Our Boston nursing home negligence attorneys know that while many elder care […]
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During Your Holiday Visits, Be Alert For Signs of Nursing Home Neglect
For many people, there comes a time when they can no longer live on their own and depend upon nursing homes to provide them with comfort and care. Unfortunately, some nursing homes fail to live up to their obligation to patients. This is a terrible tragedy and our nursing home neglect attorneys urge every family […]
Medicaid Budget Cuts Taking Beds from Nursing Home Residents in Massachusetts
Dwindling social services budgets and for-profit nursing homes are leaving nursing home residents in Massachusetts without a bed, according to boston.com. Elderly residents who may be hospitalized for a short while or those who leave to make a visit to family member risk losing their spot in their nursing home. More and more budget cuts […]
Nursing Homes Accept Sexual Offenders in Massachusetts
Massachusetts state law says that dangerous sexual offenders are no longer allowed to live in nursing homes. Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that law to be unconstitutional, according to boston.com. The unanimous vote concluded that the rights of one specific sexual offender were violated after a local nursing home asked him to leave […]
Watch for signs of Boston nursing home neglect or abuse during holiday visits
Many of us will visit relatives in nursing homes this holiday season. In fact, area homes will see more visitors during the next three weeks than at any other time of the year. Our Massachusetts nursing home abuse lawyers encourage you to pay attention when visiting a home and to share any concerns you may […]
Victim can testify about sexual assault by Massachusetts nursing home employee
A Sudbury nursing home resident will be allowed to testify about being sexually assaulted by an employee, the MetroWest Daily News reported. Our Boston nursing home abuse lawyers work with families dealing with the abuse or neglect of a loved one in a Massachusetts nursing home. Nursing homes have an obligation to ensure the safety […]
Massachusetts nursing home neglect verdict comes despite arbitration agreement
A woman has been awarded $400,000 for the disfigurement and death of her stepfather in a nursing home, the Boston Globe reported. The Massachusetts nursing home neglect and abuse claim stemmed from the 2005 death of a 93-year-old nursing home resident. The resident died a month and a half after suffering an eye injury at […]
Massachusetts nursing home won’t face criminal charges in resident’s death
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled the owner of a Massachusetts nursing home cannot face criminal charges for the death or a nursing home resident who fell down a set of steps in a wheelchair, the Boston Herald reported. Falls are one of the leading causes of deaths in nursing homes, according to the Centers for […]
Proposal aims to shield residents from Massachusetts nursing home neglect and abuse
A Boston resident is behind the proposed Act to Protect Nursing Home Residents, which aims to safeguard elderly residents from Massachusetts nursing home neglect and abuse. Dr. Rachel Geller wrote the act three years ago after a bad experienced with her aunt, who suffered from Alzheimer’s and was shuttled between five nursing homes over a […]
Massachusetts nursing home neglect and abuse investigations fail to substantiate majority of complaints
The Patriot Ledger published an outstanding report on Massachusetts nursing homes over the weekend, full of informative resources for anyone considering placing a loved one in a nursing home or assisted-living facility. More than half of the nation’s nursing homes are operated by large chain corporations and two-thirds are for-profit companies. Placing a loved one […]