Category Archives: Nursing Home Negligence

New Federal Data Shows Nursing Homes Are Understaffed

New research has confirmed that nursing home facilities across the nation are understaffed. Until recently, [...]

Are Bedsores a Sign of Nursing Home Abuse?

What Are Bedsores and How Do They Happen? Bedsores are not necessarily a sign of [...]

How to Evaluate a Nursing Home’s Health and Fire Safety

On Average, South Carolina Nursing Homes Have Multiple Safety Deficiencies In an 8-month study conducted [...]

What to Do When Removing a Loved One from an Abusive Nursing Home

There may come a time when you have to remove an aging loved one from [...]

Orianna Health Systems Declares Bankruptcy, Negligence Lawsuits Halted Immediately

Orianna Health Systems Experiencing Financial Difficulty and Legal Challenges (Again) Orianna Health Systems is the [...]

Nursing Home Employee Cyberbullies Alzheimer’s Patient

Nandhina Lance, a former employee of SweetGrass Court Assisted Living in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, [...]

Nursing Home Resident Eaten Alive by Highly Treatable Scabies Infestation

What Is Scabies? Scabies (also sometimes referred to as “sarcoptic mange”) is a contagious skin [...]

Congress Puts Pressure on Nursing Home Oversight

On April 3rd, four Republican Congressmen sent a letter to federal regulators that asked for [...]

Tennessee Nursing Home Management Company Experiencing Financial Struggles

Orianna Health Systems, a nursing home management company, has recently fallen on hard times. In [...]

Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes

Understanding the Various Forms of Elder Emotional Abuse Senior adults can experience emotional abuse at [...]