Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Failure to Give Adequate Care

  Rob McKinney | December 01, 2006 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  I was reading the ATLA Law News Digest and came across this story . The story shows that some nursing homes definitely put profit over their patient's well-being . Staff cuts and low staffing numbers are the root of the problem . Understaffing saves money , but diminshes care . I have reprinted part of the report below from ATLA and Readers Digest . An 84-year-old...

• Free Living Wills

  Rob McKinney | November 27, 2006 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  One of my principles is that my law office should give back to the community in both time , money and help to others . So , I am providing Free Living Wills to anyone who would like one . Please post your e-mail address or other address in the comment section and I will get one to you as soon as possible . a living will is a written declaration stating one's dersires for...

• NHC Fire Case Settled

  Rob McKinney | November 22, 2006 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The nursing home fire lawsuits in Nashville , Tennessee have finally been settled after three years . A fire started at the National Healthcare Facility on Patterson Street on Sept. 25 , 2003 . The plaintiffs alleged exposed wiring on the electric bed hand controls , lack of training of personal , and numerous safety violations . Hopefully, the trial court will now unseal...

• Nursing Home Injuries

  Rob McKinney | November 03, 2006 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  I have been discussing fire safety in nursing homes this week . I thought I would share some common injuries that occur in nursing homes.These injuries are the result of negligent or intentional ommission of care , and failure to properly treat , monitor , assess , and promptly notify a doctor of these problems . Restraint injuries are caused by the...

• Fire Safety in Nursing Homes(2)

  Rob McKinney | November 02, 2006 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Yesterday , I was discussing fire safety in nursing homes , such as the smoke alarm requirements , sprinklers , and the fire drills . Later , I discovered the State of Tennessee requires internet posting of whether these safety devices are present in nursing homes . The board for licensing health care facilities shall post on the official state of Tennessee website on the...

• Fire Safety in Nursing Homes

  Rob McKinney | November 01, 2006 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  I am following the NHC nursing home fire case here in Nashville , Tennessee with great interest . The case is set for trial in April of 2007 . Fire Safety should be a grave concern for these nursing homes in Middle Tennessee . The Tennessee Legislature has enacted some strong laws on fire safety . No later than August 1, 2004 any nursing home that is not...

• N.O. Nursing Home Owners Indicted

  Staff Writer | September 21, 2006 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The owners of the nursing home near New Orleans where 35 residents died during Hurricane Katrina were indicted on cruelty and negligent homicide charges Wednesday, a little over a year after the storm made landfall. There have been many wrongful death lawsuits filed against the couple by family members of patients who were killed in the storm.The Manganos have argued that their hurricane plan -...