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"At some point...the system is going to fracture" Staffing shortages at nursing homes and assisted living facilities are becoming more and more common in Georgia and throughout the nation. According to a recent report by NPR, nursing facilities are currently experiencing "historic staffing shortages," which is something that creates an environment ripe for nursing home...

A Georgia Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Discusses the Care Compare Scandal A popular 5-star rating system that helps people choose nursing homes may be providing dangerously incomplete information. A nationwide investigation by The New York Times reveals thousands of incidents of physical and sexual nursing home abuse as well as incidents of catastrophic neglect that...

After multiple videos surfaced of Georgia nursing home residents being abused or neglected, lawmakers are at odds over how cameras should be used in the facilities and how camera footage can be used in court. The debate was launched about a year ago when the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that families can install and use...

A Georgia Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Discusses In April 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, police acting on a tip found 17 bodies crowded into a very small morgue at one of the largest nursing homes in New Jersey. It was a horrifying discovery that led to an investigation, fines, and a...

A Decatur, Georgia nursing home negligence lawyer provides the details Families who have filed COVID-19 lawsuits against nursing home operators alleging negligence and wrongful deaths scored a major legal victory when a federal court ruled on Oct. 21 that a case can proceed against two New Jersey facilities. The ruling could open the doors for...

A nursing home abuse lawyer in Georgia explains Even before the pandemic hit in 2020, many nursing homes were struggling. Staffing shortages, rising costs, and a decline in occupancy led more than 550 facilities to close between June 2015 to June 2019. The coronavirus spread rapidly in nursing homes throughout the country, leaving more than...

A Georgia nursing home abuse lawyer explains how staffing issues cause problems Across the country, many businesses are struggling to find workers. It’s a trend that started early in the pandemic and has impacted many types of employers, including residential care facilities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing homes and other residential...

Our law firm reveals what you should know The federal government recently restored federal standards that remove limits on fines that can be levied against nursing homes for neglect, abuse, and other violations that occur in nursing homes nationwide. In 2017, the federal government reduced the maximum amount that nursing homes could be fined for...

A Georgia nursing home director charged with cruelty allegedly kept about a dozen elderly residents in a facility with no air conditioning and had only one staff member on duty for 32 hours non-stop. Kent Allen Womack, 55, was arrested in June by Dade County deputies and charged with cruelty to persons over the age...

The pandemic may be ending, but the problems it exposed won't just go away. When COVID-19 arrived in Georgia last year, the first places to be hit hard were nursing homes. Infections surged among residents and staff, and too many families had to watch their loved ones battle the disease from afar. The pandemic is...