A number of states are determining case laws on whether or not an injured parties’ damages can extend to the family or not. Specifically, if someone is injured in a nursing home, some state laws say the only damages that can be sought lie with the direct victim, excluding any of the family members.  However, attorneys and legislative officers are saying that they are not in agreement with the law.

A woman is objecting to her husband’s dismissal from a nursing home with concerns it will be difficult to see her husband. The nursing home is planning to transfer her husband who suffers from Alzheimer’s to a facility that would require a passport and a ferry to visit him. She does not agree that the purpose of transfer is valid.

A nursing home optometrist is being sentenced to 33 months for overbilling nursing home patients. Not only did he bill excessively, but he also billed for non-existent treatments. The FBI investigated his Medicare billing and found numerous falsehoods.

A lawsuit has been brought on a nursing home for allegations of short staffing and supplies. The man filing the suit says that the shortage of staff and supplies has led to the mistreatment and neglect of numerous residents, including bedsores, falls, weight loss, dehydration, and more. The lawsuit addresses one man in particular.

A nursing home went under secret surveillance for 60 days after showing reason for concern. The state health department working with an ombudsman documented care issues and violations to the degree that the facility was ordered to shut down. The violations included diet, administration, quality of life, and behavior, among other issues.

A nursing home CNA has plead guilty in court to abusing an elderly resident at a nursing home. The aide was taking the resident to her room and twisted her arm behind her head. The resident suffered a fracture due to the movement.