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One of a nursing home’s most basic responsibilities is to take care of residents’ medical needs. Facilities are responsible for responding promptly and appropriately to any injuries that do occur, as well as preventing injuries from occurring in the first place. Unfortunately, too many nursing homes in Alabama don’t meet even that basic standard of...

Nursing homes have a legal responsibility to provide high-quality care to their residents. They must ensure that residents’ basic needs are met and that they are safe throughout their stay. Facilities are also responsible for quickly intervening with appropriate medical care whenever a resident has an illness or injury. Our law firm works to hold...

Choosing a nursing home is a significant decision for families, yet some overlook the red flags. Selecting the right nursing home requires thorough due diligence to avoid potential abuse and neglect. While federal resources such as Care Compare and Medicare's Nursing Home Lookup provide ratings and metrics for facilities, it's also important to read online...

Nursing homes are medical facilities. One of their most important responsibilities is to make sure residents get the medications and medical treatment they need. And medical directors play an important role in ensuring that this responsibility is met. Unfortunately, in more than a third of American nursing homes, the medical director is never actually there....

We put our loved ones in the care of nursing homes, expecting that they will be safe and their needs will be met. Unfortunately, far too often, that is not the reality. Our law firm has seen over and over again the tragic consequences of nursing homes failing to care for their residents. One highly...

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo sent shockwaves throughout the legal and regulatory world, including the nursing home industry. Although Loper Bright was decided in the context of fishing regulations, the decision may affect the staffing standards that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have...

A nursing home’s job is to keep its residents safe, but unfortunately, that standard is often not met. If you have a parent, grandparent, or other loved one in an Alabama nursing home, you need to be your loved one’s advocate and intervene if you have reason to believe they are being neglected. Know the...

Our elders deserve the best care, but with an influx of private equity firms and increasingly complex ownership, the nursing home industry too often falls well short of that standard. Too many facilities put profits ahead of resident safety CBS News reported that about 70 percent of U.S. nursing homes are now operated by for-profit...

In nursing homes that neglect resident hygiene and urgent medical care, a seemingly minor infection in one resident can swiftly escalate into a severe health threat to the individual and the entire facility's elderly population. Nursing home residents are particularly susceptible to infections due to factors such as advanced age, weakened immune systems, underlying health...

Facilities need adequate staffing and precautions to protect residents Nursing home residents, because of their age and medical conditions, are vulnerable to a wide variety of injuries. Some of the most painful and devastating injuries elderly people can sustain are burn and scald injuries. That's why protecting residents from burn risks is one of a...