Nursing home residents have more risk of injury than those who reside in an assisted living facility. After all, nursing homes provide skilled care, and residents are often more vulnerable to injury due to age-related...
Those in Virginia Beach who entrust their loved ones to the care of nursing homes may justified in fearing the potential of abuse occurring. Accusations of nursing home malpractice are not uncommon, yet when they...
Many cases of nursing home neglect and abuse occur due to staffing issues. It is difficult to keep well-trained staff at these facilities due to the difficult and demanding work, which includes having to work...
There are two general approaches to a legal case. You can settle, which means that you reach an agreement with the other party on what they will pay towards your injury. The other option is...
If you and your family have spent considerable time weighing your options for quality care for a senior family member, chances are you compared several options for senior care facilities in Virginia before choosing one....
When a person is young, a fall is often more of an embarrassment than a serious matter. Because individuals often develop brittle bones as they age, a fall for a nursing home resident may be...
Some Virginia families have senior relatives who, for no apparent reason, get up and wander. They may walk around the house, a care facility, or try to leave a residence to go somewhere else. The...
Content updated on January 9th, 2023. The brain and spinal cord use nerves to carry messages to the organs, muscles and other parts of the body in a way that is similar to electrical wiring,...
A traumatic brain injury often results in long-term and wide-ranging disabilities. The medical issues that arise from a TBI can permanently impact an individual’s quality of life and lead to financial issues because of medical...
Nursing home malpractice is a sad reality here in Virginia and all across the United States. However, one of the more common questions asked is why nursing home malpractice occurs in the first place. After...
