Nursing Home Law Blog : Nursing Home Lawyer & Attorney : Stark & Stark Law Firm : Elder Care, Senior Care

I found an interesting article online which addresses the recent epidemic of contractures in nursing homes.Contractures are injuries, usually sustained by the elderly in nursing homes, which limit their mobility and range of motion. When residents enter nursing homes with preexisting medical conditions they often times do not receive the proper amount of physical exercise. This decrease in regular movement leads to degeneration and increased stiffness in the joints, and ultimately leads to contractures. The article discusses three common ways nursing home residents can prevent contractures from developing.

You can read the full article online here.
 

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I read an article online last week about nursing home employees in Hudson County who held a “Family Day” march in Jersey City after working the last two years without contracts. The walk was held in hopes of putting pressure on their employers, Omni Assets Management, in hopes of negotiating a fair contract for all Omni employees.

You can read more about the march online here.
 

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As we have been saying on this blog for some time, malpractice reforms have no place in the healthcare debate.  The real issues should be 98,000 needless deaths every year, unnecessary human suffering, the cost of treatment for injuries caused by carelessness and $68 billion lost annually to medicare and medicaid fraud.
 
In the end, all studies confirm that malpractice reform would have no impact on any of these issues. I found this article online which reinforces the fact that malpractice reform has no business being included in the nation's healthcare debate. 

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In a story that we've been following, nurse Devin Bonsall, has been sentenced for stealing medications and abusing many patients throughout the state at long term facilities across South Jersey. Bonsall plead guilty to theft and two counts of elderly endangerment. She will received a sentence of only three years in state prison. You can read more on the story online here.

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There is a human side to the nonsense spewed by the insurance industry about malpractice.  It's about needless suffering and tragedy.  It is the face of many tragic cases that a billion dollar industry and its well funded lobby does not want the public to see.

I found an aticle online which gives insight into the lives of those affected by the most severe cases of negligent care. You can read the article online here.

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