New Jersey Safe Patient Handling Act
New Jersey has recently passed the Safe Patient Handling Act, which will hopefully help reduce the number of fall down incidents which occur in long term care facilities.
Choosing the Right Assisted Living Home
David Cohen, Shareholder and Chair of Stark & Stark’s Nursing Home Litigation Group, was quoted in the January 16, 2008 edition of US 1 Newspaper, in the article, Choosing the Right Assisted Living Home.
Nursing Home Employee Background Checks
One of the most prolific and dangerous trends in the nursing home industry is the failure to perform background checks on and properly supervise employees. In this astounding case, a predator-nurse was reported to have abused multiple residents at a significant number of long term care facilities before detection.
At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Nursing
After being bought out by private investors in 2002, along with 48 other nursing homes in Tampa, Florida, Habana Health Care Center began to suffer, and so did it’s residents. Within the first few months the number of clinical nurses at the facility had been cut by half in an effort to cut costs by the facility’s new management. And, according to Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, budget cuts were made for nursing supplies, resident activities and other services.
Understaffing in Nursing Facilities
A major concern with both nursing homes and assisted living facilities (ALF) is short staffing. In our practice, we routinely find the plaintiff’s injuries are directly related to inadequate staffing.
Fourth Annual Patient Safety In America Hospitals Study
The fourth annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study was released recently, and contains very insightful information for patients and their families when choosing a hospital.
Ocean View Nursing Home Found Deficient
Ocean View Center of Rehabilitation located at 2721 Route 9 in Ocean View, New Jersey, has recently been named by Consumer Reports as one of the twelve most deficient nursing homes in the nation.
Major Losses Reported by New Jersey Hospitals
A study from the New Jersey Hospital Association released on December 4, 2006 reported that nearly 40% of New Jersey’s hospitals posted a financial loss in the year 2005.
Greater Chance for Hospital Stay by New Jersey Nursing Home Residents
A recent study reported in the Newark Star Ledger and a number of other papers has revealed that New Jersey nursing home residents are more likely to be sent to the hospital, rather than being treated in the nursing home in relation to nursing home residents in other states.
Nursing Home Budget Impacting Care Level?
Nursing homes are often owned by large corporations. The corporations control the nursing homes budget. What we often see in nursing home litigation is that the corporations are instructing these nursing homes to operate on very low budgets. This then effects the level of care the nursing home residents receive. For instance, the nursing homes are often understaffed and don’t have the proper medication and/or devices needed to address the ailments of its residents. Thus without proper funding many nursing homes are train wrecks waiting to happen.