Negligence

Survivors of more than 100 veterans who died or were sickened at a public veterans home in Queens, NY, are suing the state Department of Health over its failure to act “timely” to protect residents...

An Iowa nursing home won its appeal of a record $6 million verdict due to improperly admitted evidence.

LeadingAge gives $20,000 in vaccination grants to five DC-area groups … Virginia gives $10 million in ARP funds to nursing homes … Nursing home sued by victim for negligence after sexual assault …...

A host of lawsuits over the past two years involve nursing homes where patients or their estates allege that patients contracted COVID-19 due to the facilities’ negligence or failure to properly act.  ...

Closure of notorious nursing home leaves NJ town with $1.4 million debt … Nevada Supreme Court says negligence lawsuit against SNF can continue … ‘Do Not Hospitalize’ policy, procedures increase...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) released a statement saying that RaDonda Vaught’s conviction for a fatal medical error has already damaged patient/resident safety and should serve as a...

The estate of an Alzheimer’s patient who was pepper-sprayed, arrested and hospitalized after a wandering incident is suing his nursing home and the local police department for $50 million.

John “Jack” Walsh’s sisters were with him hours before he died. But later that day the nursing home resident was left alone at a medical appointment, walked out of the office and died...

Washington state lawmakers heard testimony last week on a bill to improve long-term care for LGBTQ seniors.

A 99-year-old man lived just two days at an Oregon nursing home before a fall that precipitated his death. Now his estate is seeking $2.3 million in a negligence lawsuit.