Issues on elderly homes have been rising in the past decade. One of the most prominent issues was the death of eight people in their sweltering room in a nursing home in South Florida after Hurricane Irma. The incident was described as “unfathomable” by Gov. Rick Scott. In a more recent case, Hussein Younes, a […]
A recent article from Philly.com posed the question: How independent is independent care? The question was raised as a result of a devastating wrongful death case at Shannondell, a retirement community and nursing home facility in Philadelphia. Just under a year ago, a resident of Shannondell, who was 85 and suffered from dementia, wandered out of […]
Regulation Reduces Fines for Nursing Home Citations According to the New York Times, nearly 6,500 nursing homes, equating to about four in every ten nursing homes, have received at least one citation for a serious violation since 2013. Some of the most common of the citations issued include neglect, avoidable accidents, mistreatment, and bedsores. The […]
The History: A Ban on Forced Arbitration Towards the end of Obama’s administration, the Department of Health and Human Services introduced a new rule that would ban nursing homes and assisted living facilities from forcing patients and their families into arbitration. Until that point, whenever a new patient was admitted to a nursing home facility, […]
The Story Behind Peggy’s Law Peggy Marzolla was a 93-year-old woman who died in 2010, within months of being injured at a Brick Nursing Home Facility. Her injuries included a broken eye socket, cheekbones and wrist, among other damages. The Brick Nursing Home staff claimed her injuries were the result of an accidental fall, but […]
In February 2020, a 50-year-old Tennessee healthcare worker was charged with rape and sexual battery for assaulting an 84-year-old woman at her assisted living facility. The woman has Alzheimer’s and is unable to function mentally or physically on her own. She was unfairly targeted because she was mentally incapacitated and physically helpless. The Sad Truth […]
According to CBS Philly, reports of abuse by home health aids in New Jersey has more than doubled in the last two years. For the families that opt for home health services over nursing homes or assisted living facilities for their loved ones, it can be devastating to learn that abuse may still be happening […]
Did you know: Regulations concerning New Jersey nursing homes differ from the regulations concerning New Jersey assisted living facilities? These discrepancies are being brought to light after the tragic case of a woman at Morristown Memorial Hospital. A resident at this New Jersey assisted living facility, suffered abuse seven separate times before the injuries were […]
Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an update that requires two New Jersey Nursing homes to have more frequent inspections. These inspection requirements were implemented as a result of the nursing home facilities accumulating too many health violations. Quality Issues in New Jersey Long Term Care Facilities The report released by […]
It’s no surprise that our Baby Boomer generation is aging, and with that comes an influx of people entering nursing home facilities. Despite warnings of this “silver tsunami,” there has not been a single new nursing home built in New Jersey in the last 10 years. That being said, many nursing home facilities are starting […]