Category Archives: Nursing Home Laws

Is South Dakota Nursing Home Overcrowding A Warning For The Nation?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Barry G Doyle

Many years ago, the government of South Dakota created a moratorium that limited the number of nursing home beds for 86 cities and towns across the state. Now the population of the state is aging rapidly, and nursing homes across … Continue reading →

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$1.5 Million Dollar Verdict Returned in Nursing Home Fall Case

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A jury in Jackson County, Missouri returned a $1.5 million dollar judgement against the Jefferson Health Care home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. An 88-year-old resident of the facility died six days after she fell in her room. The resident was … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Neglect: Illinois Special Focus Facilities List Update

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

The SFF list is part of the Special Focus Facility Initiative. The program is for nursing homes with a long history of problems. These problems can be related to nursing home abuse, neglect, staffing, or another quality measure. To be … Continue reading →

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Michigan Nursing Home: A Study In Nursing Home Incompetence

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Two years ago, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a nursing home was built that should have been a paradise to the residents who were to live there. Instead, the 121 bed facility, built at a cost of $17 million, has been placed … Continue reading →

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Four New York Health Care Professionals On Trial For Nursing Home Neglect

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Four health care professionals are on trial in Albany, New York, facing nursing home neglect charges for neglecting a 52-year-old patient who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a central nervous system disease that can cause a host of … Continue reading →

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$8 Million Verdict In Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse Trial

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A jury in Louisville, KY returned an $8 million dollar verdict to the estate of a man whose legs were broken in the Treyton Oak Towers. The judgement included $2 million for pain and suffering and a total of $5 … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Nursing Home Neglect Case Awarded $1.2 Million

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A Mississippi jury awarded $1.2 Million to the family of a woman who died after suffering dehydration and other neglect at the Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hinds County Mississippi. The 84-year-old woman had lived in the nursing home … Continue reading →

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Tragic Death In Nursing Home Assault

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

If you read the varying accounts of the attack that resulted in the death of a 30-year-old mentally disabled man in a Bollingbrook group-home, you might notice a missing piece of information: the name of the group home where the … Continue reading →

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US Supreme Court Strikes Out Against Elderly, Infirm, and Mentally Ill

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

The verdict of Marmet Health Care Center v. Brown was recently determined by the US Supreme Court; a ruling that will have grave, detrimental effects on the elderly, infirm, and mentally ill across the country. The case began in West … Continue reading →

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Two Nurses Charged With Abuse In Elderly Woman’s Wrongful Death

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Four years later, a man has a chance, albeit a small one, for justice. It’s worth it. It’s worth it to him, and it’s worth it to the rest of us. Because of his tireless dedication to find justice for … Continue reading →

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