By Jeffrey J. Downey, nursing home attorney serving Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia I’ve written before on the continuing actions by nursing homes and their corporate heads on how during the pandemic, they have used every possible method to ensure that profitability, not care for its patients, remains the top priority. And in … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, premises liability attorney serving Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC With the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a considerable increase in violent crime. Under premises liability law, a landlord or property owner may be held liable for the crimes of third parties where their conduct was foreseeable. In Virginia, unless a special … Read more →
By Attorney Jeffrey J. Downey, P.C., serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC Sometimes I feel I’m on a treadmill, reading about the latest attempts by corporations avoid accountability regarding negligence occurring at their nursing home facilities. Yet there are moments that show justice does prevail in the courtroom against the nursing home industry. According to … Read more →
I’ve written a lot recently about the constant attempt by for-profit nursing homes to use legal maneuvers in order to avoid paying in False Claims Act cases. In fact, I was involved in a False Claims Act case several years beforehand. In the recent judgment by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware with the regard … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, personal injury and nursing home litigation attorney serving Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia In a recent article in Pro Publica, two sisters, several hundred miles apart, who work as health care professionals, sit on opposing sides on whether to take the vaccine. This small divide in between two family … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, nursing home abuse attorney serving Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that relieves a person of civil liability when they act within the scope of their duties. Most police officers have qualified immunity when they injure a suspect which makes is more difficult to … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, attorney, serving Washington DC, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Outsourcing. Enrolling and Clearing. These are terms that a for-profit company uses when discussing America’s elderly. For such companies, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not institutions for treating loved ones who need care but financial instruments used to continue … Read more →
A $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan proposed by President Biden includes $400 billion to accelerate a shift from institutional care to home and community services through the federal-state Medicaid program. The size of the financial commitment — about 17% of the package — leaves no doubt that Biden intends to put his mark on long-term care. … Read more →
FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; 703-564-7357, email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Manor Care Health Services – Silver … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, attorney, serving Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia It is a question a growing number of us are facing. Over the last two decades, nearly 2,000 nursing homes have been acquired by private-equity firms. The bias at these firms leans toward the stockholder and not to the residents under their … Read more →
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