Interesting, and troubling, news came out of Colorado as 21 residents and 7 staff members were reported ill with the norovirus at a suburban Denver nursing home. Norovirus, though not considered being particularly harmful to humans, causes stomach and intestinal inflammation that can lead to dehydration and, ultimately, hospitalization in the elderly. Although this matter has…

In an unfortunate story out of a Tennessee nursing home, three nursing assistants were charged with abuse and neglect of a depended adult, while two others were charged with failing to report abuse and neglect. The charges stem from allegations that the nursing assistants sprayed residents with water from syringes — sometimes while the residents…

As two local news outlets reported, roof leaks at a Danville nursing home became so severe that Vermillion County took the drastic measure of declaring an emergency situation. As the article explains, the leaking was so severe that 17 patient rooms have been taken “out of commission” in the facility, which was built in 1972 and…

The Chicago Tribune reported a lawsuit against a Rogers Park nursing home that settled for $100,000 after a woman drowned herself in a tub after previously expressing suicidal ideation to staff. The suit alleged that the facility failed to properly monitor the resident after she had put them on notice of her suicidal ideations. This is…

An interesting story out of Pennsylvania speaks to the tension that many attorneys face between the litigation process that leads a case towards a trial by jury and the emerging trend towards resolving disputes in informal settings outside a court. The case contains a great deal of complex procedural maneuverings that may not make a…