Followup on News Stories regarding Deadly Falls in Nursing Homes
As an attorney who practices in the area of elder abuse and neglect primarily in nursing homes and other types of elder care facilities, I have handled numerous cases where falls have lead to serious permanent injury or frequently in the death of the resident. Unlike [...]
NURSING HOME
DESCRIPTION
“Nursing home” means a facility or that part of a facility which provides nursing care to five or more persons. “Nursing home” does not include a facility or that part of a facility which is a hospital, a hospital with approved swing beds as defined in section 144.562, a clinic, doctor’s office, diagnostic [...]