Nursing Homes and Hospitals

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 [...]

A guest Lawyer blogs on Nursing Home Surveyor.com

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 no Longer Allowed to Provide Information Without the Permission of the Head of CMS!

A patient in a North Carolina nursing home was allowed to fall by a nurse aide. The aide and her friends/coworkers covered it up and for two weeks the patient was untreated for a hip fracture. She was eventually taken to a hospital and there it was found she had a broken hip. Shocked by [...]