Our Blog Category: Nursing Home Law

Antipsychotic Overuse in Nursing Homes

by Andy Arnold | Aug 27, 2015 | Nursing Home Law

Nursing home patients should never be prescribed medication out of convenience, especially ones with significant risks, like psychotropics. However, a recent study by the University of Michigan Geriatric Psychiatrist Donovan Maust found that seniors are getting... read more

Nursing Home Scores Drop With New Federal Ratings

by Andy Arnold | Apr 8, 2015 | Nursing Home Law, Practice of Law

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently revamped its rating system for nursing homes. The result: About one-third of all facilities received lower ratings. It’s time we raise the standards for nursing homes across the country. The change in the rating... read more

Nursing Homes Losing Patience with Patients

by Andy Arnold | Apr 8, 2015 | Nursing Home Law, Practice of Law

A growing trend in nursing homes has many families worried about their financial futures. Nursing home chains have begun suing for legal guardianship of patients in order to seize control of their assets. While their actions are presented as necessary for patients who... read more

NPR Nursing Home Resource Helpful For South Carolina Families

by Andy Arnold | Jan 23, 2011 | Nursing Home Law, Reading Recommendations

Folks in South Carolina have limited options for 24/7 skilled nursing care, and the difficulty of accurately assessing quality of care in advance only adds to the problem. As we have pointed out before, understaffing is one of the major causes of neglect in nursing... read more

Nursing Home Negligence: Breach of the Standard of Care

by Andy Arnold | Aug 31, 2010 | Litigation, Nursing Home Law

In most nursing home cases, it is all about the standard of care. In South Carolina, a nursing home negligence case will generally have an experienced and knowledge nurse who testifies that there was a breach of the standard of care (if not multiple breaches). In this... read more

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009: Prevent Mandatory Nursing Home Arbitration

by Andy Arnold | Apr 24, 2009 | Nursing Home Law

I have another nursing home neglect case in which a nursing home (this time Magnolia Place of Greenville) has required a potential resident to waive her right to a jury trial in order to be admitted. The nursing home industry has been hit hard by lawsuits for... read more

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