What To Do Before Meeting With A Nursing Home Lawyer
When you become aware of mistreatment of a nursing facility it is important to get your loved one the medical treatment they need and then get into ‘fact collection mode’. In fact collection mode, you are beginning to collect information about the incident, acts of the nursing home staff and medical condition of your loved [...]
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You Suspect Mistreatment. What To Do Next?
Our legal system is based on proving a case through the use of evidence. A mere suspicion of mistreatment in a nursing home or long-term care setting, is really just the beginning point in determining why your loved one suffered an injury or died.
Signs of possible physical abuse or [...]
How to keep updated with Interpretive Guidelines
People often ask how they can keep updated in regard to changes in interpretive guidelines for CMS Conditions of Participation. One of the best ways is to review the CMS Survey & Certification Letter website.
The website can be found at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/PMSR/list.asp#TopOfPage
I hope this helps answer your questions. The CMS website is a wealth of information, if you just [...]