This week, patient advocates went to the State House to press lawmakers into backing a proposed law that mandate that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health set up minimum standards for assisted living facilities with dementia care units. This would include requiring all nursing homes that care for patients with…
With so many Massachusetts nursing homes to choose from, selecting the one that is the right fit for your loved one can be a daunting task. Our Boston injury lawyers want to remind you that this is a very important decision. Unfortunately, because Massachusetts nursing home neglect and abuse continue…
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously decided that a state law banning Level 3 sex offenders from living in nursing homes is unconstitutional. The state’s highest court said that the rights of “John Doe,” an offender, were violated with Boston police invoked the law last year and…
Assisted living facilities in Massachusetts are supposed to make sure that their residents that need supervision are not allowed to wander off unattended. Failure to do so can be grounds for a Boston nursing home neglect lawsuit because, unfortunately, wandering, also known as elopement, can cause serious injuries and even…
According to Bloomberg.com, Robert Rogers is suing his mother’s hospice provider for wrongful death and elder abuse. His 91-year-old mom Thelma Covington died of sepsis infection triggered by poor circulation and gangrene in September 2008. Just 5 days before her death, 11 maggots had to be removed from an open…
According to data released at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting, nursing home patients who start taking a diuretic or that up their dose of this drug are at greater risk of becoming involved in a fall accident. Per the study, the chance of falling was upped…
According to The Berkshire Eagle, over the last 2 ½ years, three workers at two Pittsfield nursing homes have been convicted of crimes involving Massachusetts nursing home abuse. One worker was convicted of rape and two others for assault. Two of the people who were convicted already had prior criminal…
The parents of the mental health counselor who was allegedly murdered by a patient at the North Suffolk Mental Health Center is suing the clinic and others for her Revere wrongful death. Stephanie Moulton, a 24-year-old Peabody woman, died on January 20. Now, Robert Moulton and Kimberly Flynn are seeking…
Our Boston injury lawyers are familiar with the toll that Massachusetts nursing home negligence can have on a patient, and we want to remind you that if you suspect abuse or neglect, you should remove your loved one from the assisted living facility immediately. Unfortunately, are nursing homes that are…
According to information on nearly 11,000 elderly patients, those who are treated with antidepressants, conventional antipsychotic drugs, and benzodiazepines are at greater risk of adverse outcomes and death than if they were treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs. This is disturbing news, considering that nearly two thirds of dementia patients in…