Now is the time that you can do something to protect one of the most vulnerable populations – our elderly residents of nursing homes. There is legislation pending in Washington entitled the “Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act” which is designed to keep the elderly from being subjected to one-sided, industry driven arbitration contracts after […]
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Anne Duvoisin, a partner in HensonFuerst’s nursing home abuse practice, was recently elected to a three-year term on the Litigation Section Council of the N.C. Bar Association. Anne has devoted her entire legal career to improving the lives of her clients and affecting much-needed change in the laws and regulations governing long-term and elder care.
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The state ombudsman for long-term care, Sharon Wilder, was quoted recently in the Raleigh News & Observer as stating that the reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation are on the increase in North Carolina and will likely continue to rise. “We now have the baby boomers emerging as the caregivers for their elders,” Ms. Wilder
Kentucky official allege that the staff of Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation Center in Lexington used personal cell phones to “inappropriately photograph and make audio recordings” of residents without their knowledge, according to documents from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The staff attached songs with sexual lyrics to the photographs and circulated them
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The nursing home abuse lawyers at HensonFuerst pass along these 10 rights to which every person in nursing care, their families or caregivers, are entitled. The rights are: 1. The right to be well aware of the resident’s health status, medications and conditions; 2. The right to keep confidential and safe the resident’s medical records;
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The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), directed by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is committed to helping national, state, and local partners in the field be fully prepared to ensure that older Americans will live with dignity, integrity, independence, and without abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The NCEA is a resource for policy makers, social
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Last year a 46-year old patient walked away from the Unique Living Center, a nursing home in Shelby, North Carolina. The patient remains missing, and the state has closed the facility. Pending, though, are an additional $60,000 in fines to include penalties for not properly supervising patients; for not prohibiting smoking inside the building; for
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Should you find it necessary to consult with an attorney concerning matters of nursing home care, inquiries should be made about the prospective attorney’s experience in matters of nursing home abuse and neglect, as well as lectures and seminars attended and articles written.
The caregiver faces charge of battery, which becomes a felony offense when the victim is a law enforcement officer, a child under age 14, mentally or physically disabled, a school employee, a correctional officer, or an endangered adult, which includes people at least 18 years old who can’t provide self care because of mental or
The family of Sarah Wentworth wants answers after her body was discovered outside of the suburban nursing home where she lived, Arbor of Itasca, which has a one star rating, on a 5-star federal government scale. That’s the lowest possible rating, meaning the facility is, by government standards, much below average. The family was not