Nursing Home

When you place a loved one in a nursing home, you expect that person to receive the highest standard of care. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, as some nursing homes are home to abuse and neglect. If you suspect…

Nursing homes in New York should have enough nursing staff with the required competencies to meet the care needs of their residents. However, this has not always been the case. In fact, New York nursing homes have been cited multiple…

Nursing homes should be a haven for the elderly, but all too often, they are places of exploitation. One common form of exploitation is unlawful debt collection practices by nursing homes and their agents. Recently, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…

The pandemic's arrival brought with it unquantified destruction to so many lives. For nursing homes, this destruction was unimaginable, often resulting in residents passing away without being able to say goodbye to their loved ones. Due to the highly-contagious nature…

The approach of winter often comes with mixed feelings. Excitement for the holidays and gorgeous snow is in the air, but there can also be a build-up of fear and frustration. The Coronavirus pandemic wreaked severe havoc on the population…

Legionnaires’ disease can be dangerous, especially for the elderly. Fortunately, it is generally not very common and only affects fewer than 20,000 people per year. However, Amsterdam Nursing Home saw eight cases of Legionnaires' disease recently, five of which have…