Nursing Home Abuse

The resident has the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation as defined in this subpart.

Medicare Defines What They Consider Never Events CMS Medicare Never Events. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) implemented a provision of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) that takes steps toward preventing Medicare from paying hospitals for additional costs of treating a patient who acquires specified conditions during hospitalization, including catheter-associated infections. Medicare won’t pay for conditions “that could reasonably have been prevented.” More Details About Medicare “Never Events” These preventable conditions, sometimes dubbed “never events,” i.e. events that should never have happened, may include: • Bedsores or pressure ulcers which were not present on admission.• Injuries caused by falls.• Infections caused by catheters left in blood vessels or bladders.• Sponges or other objects left in patients during surgery.• Incompatible blood transfusions.• Death from other blood products.• Misuse or malfunction of medical devices.• Wrong site surgeries.• Restraint strangulation.• Deaths from medications.• Deaths from childbirth. This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation. Injuries Due to Violations of Never Events Abuse and neglect of the elderly and vulnerable in nursing homes and other facilities occurs in many forms. Kenneth LaBore is a top-rated attorney who has over twenty-five years of experience with dealing with the complex legal and medical issues often present in nursing home and abuse cases and can assist your loved ones with holding the wrongdoers accountable. Contact Us to Discuss Your Concerns If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in state of Minnesota, please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact Attorney Kenneth L. LaBore, directly please send an email to KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com or call Ken at 612-743-9048.