What to Do About Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Nursing homes are places where elderly and others receive care and support to meet their needs. According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), about 1.2 million Americans reside in nursing homes. When we place our loved…
Bedsores May Indicate Nursing Home Neglect Nothing is more heartbreaking than to learn that your elderly parent is suffering from a serious infection while living in a nursing home. An assisted living facility is supposed to be a place you trust to care for your loved one and provide for…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” Bedsores are also called pressure ulcers and can occur most often on people who are bedridden or who are immobile. Pressure ulcers happen over time, and they can and should be prevented. Competent caregivers know…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?” One of the hardest decisions you will ever make is to put a loved one into nursing home care. When it becomes unsafe for a parent to live alone…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” One of the most disturbing problems of our modern society is the very serious issue of elder abuse. Sadly, because of a lack of information about this issue, nearly 5 million people are victims of…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a law that protects doctors and hospitals from civil liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision to give healthcare facilities, including nursing homes, immunity from lawsuits was part of…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What will happen after I file my nursing home complaint?” The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has killed over 2,600 people in the U.S., is disproportionately affecting the elderly and nursing home residents. For many nursing home residents, especially those with…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” Several Charlotte-area nursing homes have been flagged for past abuse and neglect. If you are thinking about getting your loved one into a nursing home in Charlotte, check out which facilities have been flagged for…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” It can be difficult to make the decision for a loved one to reside in a nursing home. When you finally make that difficult decision, you are putting your trust and hope that the chosen…
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” Having a loved one who has a disability can be hard to deal with. You want to make sure that they are properly cared for and that no one ever tries to take advantage of…