According to the Alzheimer’s Association up to 50% of dementia cases involving people under the age of 65 may actually be the condition known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD). More likely to hit at a younger age than those struck with Alzheimer’s, doctors are also now finding that the condition occurs…
The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report finding that a third of nursing home patients released are harmed by the care that they receive at these professional facilities. Many of the incidents reportedly could have been prevented. NPR…
According to a study by the University of Michigan Health System, everyone is at greater risk of fall accidents during severe winter weather. Various conditions, including wind speed, snow, and temperature were analyzed into a ‘Slipperiness Score’ to reveal that these factors increase the chances of someone sustaining a fracture…
Regulators in Massachusetts have finalized the mandatory minimum standards for dementia special care units more than two years after state lawmakers approved the legislation. This is good news for dementia patients living in nursing homes and it will hopefully decrease the number of Boston nursing home neglect cases involving residents…
Families for Better Care has issued the first state-by-state nursing home report card of its kind. The non-profit resident advocacy group graded and ranked states according to several federal quality measures. Massachusetts received a “B” rating and was ranked 19 among the states. Massachusetts related-findings by the group: • Close…
A jury has awarded $1 billion in punitive damages and $110 million in damages to the family of the late Arlene Townsend. The defendants in this nursing home neglect case are Trans Healthcare Inc. and Trans Healthcare Management. Townsend, was a resident at the Auburndale Oaks Healthcare Center from 2004…
The Quincy Medical Center psychiatry unit has been cited after state inspectors found filthy conditions and evidence of patient neglect during a surprise visit last month. Regulators had received a series of complaints of patients being ignored, left unattended, and being left in bed without bed linens and only wearing…
In an earlier blog post, our Boston nursing neglect and abuse lawyers talked about the recent report released by the Alzheimer’s Association, which one in three elderly persons suffers from Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia when they die and that deaths caused by dementia went up 68% between 2000…
According to the CDC, every year, out of every three adults in the 65 and older age group, one of them will be involved in a fall accident-and less than 50% of those that fell will tell their healthcare provider. Considering that fall accidents are the leading cause of injury…
According to the advocacy group the Alzheimer’s Association, figures from Medicaid and Medicare indicate that out of three older adults that die, one of them will have been suffering from dementia. While this type of mental illness may not necessarily be the actual cause of death, dementia can speed up…