In some states, development of pressure sores (pressure ulcer, bed sore, decubitus ulcer) in a nursing home resident can be so grieviously negligent that those responsible are criminally liable for the injuries, according to an article in the American Journal…

According to an investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal, nursing homes across the country are forcing out frail and ill residents. While federal law permits nursing-home evictions in some circumstances, state officials and patient advocates say facilities often go…

The U.S. News and World Report recently published an analysis of the best and worst nursing homes in the United States. According to the popular magazine, Alaska has the largest percentage of five-star rated facilities in the United States, while…

An 87-year-old woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver after escaping from a nursing home undetected. Her family plans to sue the nursing home. The resident’s daughter said her mother was moved into the nursing home earlier this…

An 83-year-old suffered a hip fracture at a nursing home, leaving her permanently immobile. A lawsuit alleges that the nursing home failed to institute proper fall precautions. The victim’s daughters admitted her to the nursing home because of dementia. The…

An 85-year-old woman died three days after she was found outside a nursing home on a day when the low temperature was 23 degrees. Records do not say what time she fell or how long she was outside before she…