By Jeff Downey, nursing home abuse attorney serving Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia One would think that with nearly 40 percent of deaths coming from the Covid-19 virus that the nursing home industry would seek to find a solution. The number stands at 186,000 deaths according to the AARP, the nation’s largest advocate for seniors. … Read more →
The Long-Term Care Community Coalition, an advocacy group for improved nursing home care, recently released its quarterly report on the staffing levels for every skilled nursing facility (SNF)in the United States. This data, accessible to the public, show that U.S. SNFs, on average, delivered only 3.75 hours of nursing care per resident per day, well … Read more →
Any attorney practicing during the Covid pandemic knows that zoom has quickly replaced our normal way of interacting as professionals. Zoom hearings, depositions and mediations are becoming the norm in our profession. As a mediator, I value the convenience of zoom mediation. It can save time and money. However, in difficult negotiations there is no … Read more →
As the baby boomers come of age, more and more Americans are choosing assisted living facilities as their retirement homes. As these facilities seek to admit higher acuity residents, including demented residents, the risk of harm to these patients can increase drastically when they are admitted into facilities that are not well staffed. Because the … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq Staffing is usually a challenge in many nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In fact, much of the neglect in long-term care facilities can be traced to a lack of adequate staffing, either in numbers or training. Now facilities in Hong Kong are using robot technology to help address the … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Attorney The power of the press is something to behold sometimes, and it leads to further change with the response by the Biden Administration to a recent article in USA Today revealing the ongoing attempts by the for-profit industry to revise the numbers of deaths during the pandemic. In this particular … Read more →
Virginia is long overdue in mandating minimum staffing levels for skilled nursing facilities, explains Virginia nursing home attorney Jeffrey J. Downey. According to the Virginia Department of Health, between one and two million Americans aged 65 or older have been exploited, injured, or mistreated by someone responsible for their care. Virginia is one of only … Read more →
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By Jeffrey J. Downey “Elder abuse will not stop on its own. Someone else needs to step in and help.” – National Institute on Aging (NIA) Pressure sores are an ongoing problem in both nursing homes and hospitals, accounting for thousands of unnecessary injuries and deaths each year. Pressure sores, also known as bedsores, pressure … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, nursing home attorney serving Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia It is no surprise that people want to stay in their home and avoid the potential neglect and reduced quality of life at a nursing facility, explains nursing home attorney Jeffrey J. Downey. In a survey conducted by Silvernest, a website dedicated … Read more →
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