Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's Pressure Ulcer Staging System

  Jacob Diesselhorst | November 15, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's Updated Pressure Ulcer Staging SystemAbstractThe National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has updated the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers based on current research and expert opinion solicited from hundreds of clinicians, educators, and researchers across the country. The amount of anatomical tissue loss described with each...

• Debate Over Use of Video Cameras in Nursing Home Residents Rooms

  Margaret Embry | May 27, 2009 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  With the number of nursing home abuse claims so high, Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater believes that families should be allowed to install video cameras in the rooms of state nursing...

• Tulsa World Oped on Nursing Home Abuse

  Jeremy Thurman | March 23, 2008 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I saw this great oped in the Tulsa World this morning. The article is by Hugh M. Robert and below. For those of us who represent injured Oklahomans in nursing home abuse cases, we realize the importance of getting insurance for Oklahoma nursing homes. This will create a greater degree of responsibility and allow injured Oklahomans to hold nursing homes liable for their neglect."A growing...

• Representative Dr. Cox Kills Mandatory Nursing Home Insurance Bill

  Jeremy Thurman | April 07, 2008 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In a classic example of putting one's financial interests ahead of the public good, Representative Dr. Cox killed the mandatory nursing home insurance bill in his committee today. What can really...

• Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana Nursing Home

  Noble McIntyre | July 14, 2006 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The family of a 90-year old woman who died after a fall at her nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana facility that was charged with her care. Mary Foddrill's femur was broken in two places when an employee of White River Lodge nursing home dropped her when getting her out of bed.The suit alleges:Failure to follow physician's orders.Failure to follow facility policies and...

• Mandatory Nursing Home Insurance Bill Passes Oklahoma Senate

  Jeremy Thurman | March 19, 2008 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The Tulsa World is reporting that an amendment submitted by Sen. Richard Lerblance, D-Hartshorne, to Senate Bill 1549 would require nursing homes to carry at least $250,000 in liability insurance. The Senate approved the bill by Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, 45-0. It now heads to the House. An example of why this is important was placed in the Tulsa World article. The article talked about "Leah...

• Huge Backlog of Nursing Home Inspections in California

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Last September there was a backlog of 1300 nursing home related complaints that had not been investigated in the state of California. A Superior Court Judge had to order that the complaints be cleared and the 10-day investigation law be followed.Since then, progress has been made. To meet the mandate, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger committed $20 million in the current budget to hire 141 new nursing...

• Bed Sores - What to Look For

  Jeremy Thurman | March 19, 2008 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  You know we use a lot of legal and medical terms as trial lawyers, but I wanted to briefly discuss the basic parameters of what a bed sore is and what to look for. For all those who have loved ones in Oklahoma Nursing Homes, I challenge you to constantly visit and monitor those who are bed ridden or do not change positions for a long period of time. I truly hope you never have to contact a...

• Oklahoma - Nursing Homes Lack Insurance

  Jeremy Thurman | March 18, 2008 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Citing a study by the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, newsok.com ran a story about Oklahoma nursing homes failure to carry insurance. Don't be confused by the story as the Oklahoman/Newsok.com rarely if ever will run a story that speaks favorable to consumer rights. However, I did find it interesting the comments made by Becky Moore, executive director of the Oklahoma...

• LTC reform bill introduced in House

  Jacob Diesselhorst | November 12, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  See the following excerpt from a recent article on the quality of care in our country's nursing homes: LTC reform bill introduced in House The level of discourse about improving the quality of long-term care rose to a new level Tuesday, when three members of the U.S. House introduced the Long Term Care Quality & Modernization Act of 2007 (H.R. 4082). Although there are no illusions in the...