In most instances, the staff quality of a nursing home will be the single most important factor in determining whether a loved one is at risk of injury. With the current low employment, many nursing homes and care facilities are finding that it is increasingly difficult to find competent employees (at least at the wages read more...

Is your loved one’s home on the list? See the complete list of troubled New York Nursing Homes. read more...

Learn how a family is seeking justice for a humiliating video allegedly posted on Snapchat, and what you can do if a loved one is being exploited on social media while in a nursing home. read more...

The firm is pleased to announce that the name of the firm is changed to add Holly Mosher in recognition of her substantial contributions to the firm. The name of the firm shall be Friedlander & Mosher PC. “The firm’s name change recognizes Holly’s significant contributions to the firm and the outstanding results she has read more...

Nursing homes and assisted living centers have a legal duty to keep residents safe, and to maintain their dignity.  Unfortunately, nursing homes  often fail to fulfill these duties, which can result in injury or even death to residents. One tragic circumstance of nursing homes failing to protect residents occurs when nursing homes fail to keep read more...

Nursing home abuse is not an accident. It is the result of understaffing, putting profits over resident care, a lack of training, and a lack of proper systems. read more...

Is a loved one facing a potential eviction from a nursing home?  If so, it’s important to understand your loved one’s rights and whether the nursing home can legally evict your loved one. As described below, if it’s not in the best interest of your loved one to be discharged, you (on behalf of your read more...

I’m writing today to let you know about important legislation being considered by Congress – legislation that would severely limit the damages available if you or your family members are injured or killed as the result of a nursing home neglect or a medical mistake. This legislation – deceptively known as the “Protecting Access to read more...

When we or our loved ones need to go to a long term care facility (LTC) or a sub acute rehabilitation center (SAR), there are number of factors to consider. For those not familiar with the acronyms, long-term care facilities (LTCs) are the traditional nursing homes, while sub acute rehabilitation centers (SARs) are the treatment read more...

Recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced some very important, and long overdue, requirements designed to protect residents of nursing homes and care facilities from being exploited on social media through the posting of degrading videos, pictures, and audio.  I blogged about these new rules and requirements here. While these rules and regulations were read more...