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Nursing home abuse happens far more often than you might realize. For instance, an estimated 5 million older Americans are abused every single year, according to statistics compiled by the National Council On Aging. However, another study found that 25 percent of nursing home abuse cases are never reported to local, state, or federal authorities....

Facilities need enough staff to provide high-quality services. Labor shortages are affecting many industries in Alabama and throughout the country, but few have been hit as hard as the nursing home industry. As AARP noted in an article on the staffing crisis, U.S. nursing homes have lost roughly 15 percent of their workforce since March...

Nursing home abuse comes in many different forms. Different warning signs may lead you to believe that a loved one is being abused or neglected, but they're often difficult to identify. However, bedsores are one of the telltale signs that a nursing home or assisted living facility is failing to provide appropriate care for a...

Victims and families can hold nursing facilities accountable for injuries One of the most common causes of injuries or death in nursing homes is falling. About half of the 1.6 million residents in nursing facilities fall each year, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Of those who fall, about 1 out...

This has the potential to protect nursing home residents — if facilities use it In an important step forward for Alabama's seniors, Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed Shirley's Law, which creates the nation's first elder abuse registry. The new law creates a registry of people who have been convicted of elder abuse or had protection...

A nursing home known nationwide for its lack of standards has, apparently, gotten worse. A new state investigation alleges gross neglect of residents at the same facility where, in 2020, police discovered an onsite makeshift morgue. NJ Advance Media, which claims to have gotten a copy of the Health Department report, provided investigation details. One...

An Alabama nursing home abuse lawyer explains how staffing impacts safety Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a big decision. We are trusting the facility to make sure that our loved ones stay healthy and safe. Unfortunately, many residents suffer because of nursing home abuse and neglect. One of the factors that...

For years, people have trusted the federal Care Compare five-star rating system to provide unbiased, honest information about the quality of nursing-home owners and facilities. That trust may have been misplaced. An in-depth, nationwide investigation is raising questions about the accuracy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) "5-star" rating system. By using...

An Alabama Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Explains One of the serious risks for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities is the spread of COVID-19. Nearly two years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, some nursing homes continue to fail to protect against the potentially deadly disease. According to an NBC News report,...

A Birmingham, AL nursing home neglect attorney provides details Families of nursing home residents and staff members seeking to hold nursing homes accountable for COVID-19-related illnesses or deaths can take legal action in cases involving nursing home neglect, thanks to a recent court ruling. An appeals court recently ruled that two nursing home neglect and...