With all the reports about the VA mistreating our veterans, I thought I would rerun this blog. I currently have a case involving financial fraud on a Vet by a…
Category: Nursing Home Abuse
Infections in Nursing Homes, Gangrene--Colorado Elder Abuse Attorney
Poor hygiene in nursing homes is an all too common form of nursing home abuse. Poor hygiene abuse in nursing homes is usually the result of too little staff working…
FALLS IN NURSING HOMES--litigation, probate, wrongful death, Colorado
The statistics are alarming: The largest single cause, at 36 percent, of potentially preventable hospital emergency room visits made by nursing home residents is injury due to a fall. The…
Colorado Probate Litigation. Bedsores.
We recently filed a case of a paraplegic who was being cared for in his home. He was supposedly being washed and cleaned and but unbeknownst to him, he developed…
Trust, Probate and Estate Law. Colorado Probate Litigation. Your Rights.
When you or a family member are being cared for in a nursing home or other long-term care facility, it is important to know your rights. Under Colorado law residents…
Falls in Nursing Homes
Falls in Nursing Homes Falls among nursing home residents occur frequently and repeatedly. About 1,800 older adults living in nursing homes die each year from fall-related injuries and those who…
New App Lets Users Search Nursing Home Deficiencies by Keyword
A new consumer-targeted Internet tool allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name. The Nursing Home Inspect database covers nearly…
Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home | Colorado Nursing Home Neglect Attorney
The Denver Post reports on the issue of choosing a nursing home for your elder loved ones, a decision that more and more people are faced with, at least on…
Abuse in an Iowa Nursing Home | Denver Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
The Des Moines Register reports that the administrator of a nursing home in rural Iowa faces state sanctions from the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators for failing to take…
$3.2 Million Nursing Home Judgment | Denver Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
The Denver Post reports that after a man died from complication from bedsores that he got while living in a Rocky Ford nursing home, his family has won a $3.2…