Nursing homes, retirement centers and other assisted living facilities can attract criminals. For one, the residents at these facilities can be very vulnerable to criminal perpetrators, especially if the residents have issues with their health. Also, these facilities...
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Month: June 2021
How to file a wrongful death lawsuit over a nursing home death
Nursing home abuse and neglect can lead to deaths which can cause family members to wrongfully lose a loved one. Surviving loved ones should know how a wrongful death claim may be able to help them with their damages. Who can file a wrongful death lawsuit? Who can...
New law strengthens protections of elderly with dementia
Few things are more heartbreaking than reports of one in 10 seniors over 60-years-old suffering from elder abuse. Many of these victims also have dementia, which means that they can't call for help, or no one believes them if they do. However, in a rare display of...
Ants, sepsis play role in death of Arkansas nursing home resident
What was supposed to be a temporary rehabilitation stay in a nursing home turned into a nightmare for an Arkansas family. Within two months of her March 2020 admittance, a 56-year-old woman was dead. In between that time, her family alleges in a wrongful death and...