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 [...]
Nursing Home And Hospital Surveyors Look For Immediate Jeopardy - Part 2
In the previous post we started talking about Immediate Jeopardy. There are some triggers which, when seen, should clue the hospital and nursing home surveyor or survey team into looking further to see if there is an IJ situation. Although CMS doesn’t consider the triggers to be all inclusive, they are a good starting point. [...]
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