Any type of abuse in a nursing home environment is wrong and a crime. Under the Minnesota Nursing Homes Residents Bill of Rights, all residents have the right to “be free from harm, including abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.” Physical abuse is the most common type of abuse in nursing homes but sexual [...]

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Registered Nurses should be doing assessments NOT LPNs.
As an attorney that handles abuse and neglect cases in nursing homes and other types of elder care housing with services, the type of staff member monitoring a resident is crucial. I have seen many examples of where a unskilled lower level nurse (such as an LPN) [...]

Minnesotan’s have seen in the news the loss of a local priest and victim of war injuries from Iraq, Father Tim Vakroc. Father Vakroc was critically wounded in a roadside bomb attack near Mosul in May 2004. Even though he survive the bomb blast he could not survive the poor care [...]

I saw an excellent video today on preventing medication errors in nursing homes. 
 
I know from my own experience as an attorney that handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases, that many types of abuse and neglect, including falls can be greatly reduced by regular assessments and notice to a physician and family [...]