Minnesota Nursing Home Lawyers & Attorneys
Mr. LaBore is a member and past Board of Governor for the Minnesota Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. Further, Mr. LaBore is a Board Member of Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association Elder Law Section, as well as co-chairman of the Vulnerable Adults Committee. Mr. LaBore is a member of the Minnesota Elder Care Alliance and National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), Minnesota Senior Federation and other advocacy organizations and offers advice and resources for seniors and caregivers related to Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities, and other care facilities. Mr. LaBore provides free seminars to Senior Center and Caregiver Organizations regarding Information including: Resident’s Bill of Rights, legal protections for Vulnerable Adults, the legal right to access facility Policies and Procedures and more. Contact Kenneth LaBore toll free at 800-774-0757. |
Kenneth LaBore is a Minnesota Attorney who practices in the areas of Elder Negligence and Abuse. Mr. LaBore has a history advocating on behalf of the vulnerable and elderly holding corporations and other organizations accountable when they fail to provide proper care. Mr. LaBore is a partner in the Minneapolis law firm of Pearson Randall Schumacher & LaBore, PA.Latest Blog Posts
Minnesota Mandates 2 Hours of Nursing Per Resident Day in Nursing Homes
The Minnesota minimum staffing levels are determined by statute and require the minimum number of hours of nursing personnel to be provided in a nursing home is the greater of two hours per resident per 24 hours or 0.95 hours per standardized resident day. Stat. Sec. 144A04, Subd. 7 (2009). Subd. 7.Minimum nursing staff requirement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 4655.5600,... [Read more]
Help Selecting a Nursing Home in Minnesota
As an attorney who handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Minnesota I thought this information from the Minnesota Department of Health was helpful. Nursing Home Selection Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be challenging. This Nursing Home Report Card gives information to help you make your choice. You should also consider other sources of information, visit the nursing... [Read more]
Federal Regulations Require that Nursing Home Residents Receive Adequate Supervision and Assistive Devices to Prevent Accidents Including Falls
According to an article from: Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal, dated September 10, 2008; Falls are common among older adults. One third of adults over 64 years old, living outside of institutions, fall each year, and the likelihood of falling continues to rise with older age. Among the elderly, falls cause significant morbidity and mortality, and often contribute to functional decline, depression,... [Read more]
Resident Falls Down Stairwell to her Death in Minnesota Nursing Home
In a story in the Star Tribune on Tuesday it was noted that Minnesota Department of Health Investigators concluded that Providence Place failed to change a resident’s care plan after she had twice previously tried to open a door to a stairway. The woman eventually opened the door and rolled down a stairwell in her wheelchair and died last May. The State’s report stated that according to... [Read more]
State Finds Nurse From Texas Terrace Care Center Neglectful by Failing to Intervene on Behalf of Resident
There was a story in the Star & Tribune last week concerning a finding of neglect when a nursing home nurse fail to properly intervene on behalf of a resident who was having difficulty breathing at the Texas Terrace Center in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. For the rest of the story: State: Nurse’s neglect led to nursing home death. Federal Law mandates that resident in a nursing home: 42 CFR Section... [Read more]
Woodbury Minnesota Nursing Home Aide Halted CPR in Error According to State Investigators
Woodbury Health Care Center In a story dated April 13, 2010, by Paul Walsh from the Minneapolis Star & Tribune newspaper detailed a RN from a Woodbury Nursing Home who was faulted by the State of Minnesota for Improper Conduct. The complaint deals with a wrongly ordered halt to CPR on a dying resident in the nursing home. For more information concerning Woodbury Health Care Center and this incident... [Read more]
Aide Quites Resident Suffering from Dementia with Sock in Mouth
According to a story from the Star & Tribune titled: Nursing home aide stuffed sock in dementia patient’s mouth The story states: “An aide at a northwestern Minnesota nursing home crammed a sock in the mouth of a screaming resident because the woman, elderly and in the late stages of dementia, wouldn’t be quiet, according to a state Health Department report released Tuesday. The report... [Read more]
At Least 20 Aides from Brainerd Nursing Home Found by State to be Abusive
According to a story by Warren Wolfe from the Star & Tribune titled: Brainerd nursing home is cited for abuse At least 20 aides were involved in belittling and abusive behavior, state investigators say. State investigators found: A “pattern of resident abuse” by at least 20 nursing assistants that included belittling elderly patients, telling a man to urinate in his incontinence briefs... [Read more]
Nurse Fails to Follow Nursing Home’s Polcies and Procedures after a Resident had a Change in Condition
According to a story in The Journal, an International Falls Newpaper, titled: LMC nurse found negligent A nurse employed by the Littlefork Medical Center has been found by the Minnesota Department of Health to have acted with neglect when failing to follow the facility’s policies and procedures when a resident began to have significant changes in breathing. The report did place blame on the facility... [Read more]
Resident at Redeemer Health and Rehab Suffers Serious Burns from Radiator
There was a story this week in the Star & Tribune titled: Minneapolis nursing home blamed in resident’s death. Redeemer Health and Rehab on Lake Street in Minneapolis was found to be negligent for allowing a resident with dementia to sustain burns on his legs and feet from a radiator next to his bed. The resident apparently suffered second to third degree burns and was taken to the emergency... [Read more]