On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Anyone with a family member in a nursing home probably expects only the best level of care for their loved one. However, a recent article highlighted a different result in the Alzheimer’s wing of a nursing home […]
New Jersey nursing home neglect victims may receive more help
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Friday, February 15, 2013. With the help of a group of concerned citizens, disabled adults who use nursing homes and other residential living facilities may soon receive additional help from the state in cases of alleged abuse. This important protection offered […]
Family finds maggots in nursing home patient’s ear
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Monday, December 17, 2012. The family of an elderly nursing home patient has sued a nursing home after they found over 50 maggots in the woman’s ear. While the woman has Alzheimer’s disease and is unable to speak on account of […]
Unions could be responsible for nursing home neglect
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Monday, October 22, 2012. Two nursing home providers have filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey accusing two of the largest health care labor unions of engaging in a concerted effort to provide substandard care to the […]
Nursing home database reveals neglect
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Saturday, September 22, 2012. A recently compiled database of over 10,000 nursing home inspection reports reveals a pattern of negligence in nursing homes both in New Jersey and in at least one neighboring state. Documented instances of nursing home neglect include […]
