On Friday, January 19, 2024, at 6 pm, the jury returned a DEFENSE VERDICT in favor of the leadership and care givers who provided amazing care, treatment and services to a resident who resided and was very well cared for during her 5-year residency, including on April 28, 2020.
A Florida judge on Friday dismissed all nine manslaughter counts against a nursing home administrator accused of providing insufficient care after the facility’s air conditioning was disabled after Hurricane Irma. …
Source: Kimberly Bonvissuto, McKnight’s Senior Living The probability of default across most U.S. business sectors increased in the first quarter, but the healthcare sector — including senior living — is …
The USA TODAY series “Dying for Care” does not help potential residents and their family members identify appropriate long-term care settings as intended. The series focuses on a narrow time period of …
Fall-related allegations continue to be the most common type of professional liability claim skilled nursing facilities face – making up 36.1% of all claims.
Kirsten Ullman was invited to to testify in support of Senate Bill 74 that provides much needed support of healthcare providers in the defense of unwarranted COVID-19 litigation.
This article describes the legal aftermath of that self-reported outbreak; the governments’ (both federal and State) response; and the decision of a State Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) regarding whether the enforcement actions the government imposed were legally sufficient and supportable.
As with the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Irma, politicians are criminalizing people who are struggling to handle an unprecedented pandemic that no one in the U.S. was prepared to handle.
Once again, we have a politician making policy decisions without the benefit of reason. Incredibly, Governor Cuomo (of New York) has directed that New York nursing homes CANNOT deny admission or re-admission from a hospital in instances where there is either a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 or a suspected case of COVID-19. If such a decision is enforced, it will lead to unnecessary additional affliction and death from the disease. Irresponsible decisions, such as this, will only serve to prolong this unprecedented pandemic.
Since 2002, our office has visited senior living communities during the month of December with Mr. and Mrs. Claus to bring holiday cheer to the residents and caregivers. Please join …
