Here you will find articles covering a wide variety of topics of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect cases.
St. Louis Area Has Nine Nursing Homes Designated Among the Worst-Rated Nursing Homes in the Country There’s an old phrase that says “there is no such thing as bad publicity”. Well, that is not the...
Shocking Federal Data Reveals Most Nursing Homes are Not Adequately Staffed In every single case of nursing home abuse or neglect that our office takes, our clients tell us that the nursing home facility where...
Exploring “Granny Cams” in Missouri Nursing Homes to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Stories From a Family Cameras are available almost everywhere in society today. So why not nursing homes? Many feel that cameras...
Understanding Nursing Home Staff Responsibility with Residents and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders While all healthcare providers, including nursing home staff, take an oath to heal patients and perform life-saving measures, there are some exceptions...
Dangerous and Deadly: Smoking in Nursing Homes When There is a Lack of Supervision We all know about the dangers of smoking as it relates to potential health consequences. But did you know that smoking...
Understanding Why Dementia Deaths are Increasing and How it Could be Related to Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Not only is dementia a serious problem, it is an increasingly fatal problem. According to a Centers...
Nursing Home Owner Convicted in Largest Health Care Fraud Scheme Ever Medicare and Medicaid fraud are serious problems. It hurts all of us, whether we are actively using those benefits now or expect to be...
Warnings and Red Flags: What are the Basic Signs of Abuse in a Nursing Home? It is uncomfortable to place a loved one in a Missouri nursing home. It means we are acknowledging that our...
Subdural Hematomas in Missouri Nursing Homes: How Do Nursing Home Residents Get This Type of Injury?Hint—Negligence! One of the most serious injuries that Missouri nursing home residents sustain during their residency is a subdural hematoma. ...
St. Louis Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers Explains Why Nursing Homes Are Often At Fault When Residents Get Urinary Tract Infections For most people, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a nuisance. But for elderly...
Falling in Missouri Nursing Homes: Leading Reasons Explained by our St. Louis Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer There are many leading reasons why nursing home residents fall. Falls are one of the leading causes...
Important Facts about C Diff in Missouri Nursing Homes: The What, How, Why You Need to Know C diff, or Clostridium difficile, is a bacteria that can rapidly spread in a Missouri nursing home due...