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Nursing homes have a responsibility to provide elderly residents with proper care. Unfortunately elders, especially those with dementia or disabilities, are among our population’s most susceptible to abuse.
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timely topics and emerging issues facing nursing home litigators in the state, including COVID-19 defenses, Medicare regulations, and ownership transitions in nursing home companies.
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timely topics and emerging issues facing nursing home litigators in the state, including COVID-19 defenses, Medicare regulations, and ownership transitions in nursing home companies.
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Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect happen all too often in licensed care facilities—the precise places we trust to care for our loved ones.
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The Post and Courier reported yesterday, that officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control are investigating a James Island Senior Living Facility after one of its residents was found dead. Marie Duddy, who suffered from dementia is believed to have left the facility and wandered away towards the marsh. This is not the […]