Archive for October, 2008

Nursing Home Neglect – How Widespread is the Problem?

Nursing Home Neglect - How Widespread is the Problem?

It is never an easy decision to place a loved one in a nursing home – as anyone who has ever done that knows only too well. Naturally, you hope and trust that the nursing home you have chosen is well run, safe and efficient. However, most people are surprised to realize just how widespread the problem of nursing home neglect is.

We have all seen the TV advertisements and infomercials for attorneys who promise to help you if you hav (more…)

Laws on the Books Concerning Nursing Home Abuse in Tennessee & Nursing Home Abuse Statistics in NC

Laws on the Books Concerning Nursing Home Abuse in Tennessee & Nursing Home Abuse Statistics in NC

1.6 million families in Tennessee and around the United States turn to nursing homes to care for their elderly loved ones. The number is expected to rise to 5 million over the next thirty years, as the baby boomer population ages. While families chose nursing care with an expectation of professionalism, kindness and compassion, there is a dark side to nursing homes: neglect and abuse.

Abuse violations include physical, emotional a (more…)

Finding a Nursing Home Negligence Attorney

Finding a Nursing Home Negligence Attorney

A nursing home negligence attorney has a very important job to do. He or she works to help provide appropriate and just compensation for individuals that have been wronged through nursing home neglect or elder abuse.

These individuals – or their families – bring lawsuits against the nursing homes that treat them inappropriately, and when this takes place the nursing home can either go to court or it can settle out of court. Even i (more…)