medical malpractice case against the hospital

A Case Within A Case

Case Overview: At Eric J. Hertz, P.C., we specialize in nursing-home neglect cases as a substantial part of our practice. Sometimes, however, we discover additional causes of action against other parties that our client had not yet considered. For instance, one family approached us to determine whether they had a cause of action against a…

For-Profit Facilities and Neglect

Study Links for-profit Nursing Homes With Increased Risk of Neglect

A recent study in the International Journal of Experimental, Clinical, Behavioural and Technological Gerontology concluded that residents of for-profit skilled-nursing facilities are “diagnosed with substantially more clinical signs of neglect than patients residing in not-for-profit facilities and low-functioning, community-dwelling patients.”   Methodology   The study, led by Lee Friedman, an associate professor in the University…

Self-Serving Stars Equals Neglected Residents

Nursing Home Quality: Self-Serving Stars Equals Neglected Residents

The Five Star Quality Rating System Skilled Nursing Facilities and other long-term care establishments are required to meet certain levels of staffing by the Federal government to help ensure a resident’s highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. However, this does not mean that a nursing home cannot staff beyond these requirements—indeed if the needs…