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Bedsores May Indicate Nursing Home Neglect

Bedsores May Indicate Nursing Home Neglect Nothing is more heartbreaking than to learn that your elderly parent is suffering from a serious infection while living in a nursing home. An assisted living facility is supposed to be a place you trust to care for your loved one and provide for…

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Are Bedsores Signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect?

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   Bedsores are also called pressure ulcers and can occur most often on people who are bedridden or who are immobile. Pressure ulcers happen over time, and they can and should be prevented. Competent caregivers know…

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What is Nursing Home Neglect?

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?”   One of the hardest decisions you will ever make is to put a loved one into nursing home care. When it becomes unsafe for a parent to live alone…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Nursing Home Neglect in North Carolina

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What will happen after I file my nursing home complaint?”   The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has killed over 2,600 people in the U.S., is disproportionately affecting the elderly and nursing home residents. For many nursing home residents, especially those with…

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Wrongful Death Claims After Nursing Home Abuse

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   It can be difficult to make the decision for a loved one to reside in a nursing home. When you finally make that difficult decision, you are putting your trust and hope that the chosen…

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Supreme Court Rules on Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?”   The United States Supreme Court has ruled on a case that could affect nursing home claims all across the country. In Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark, the court…

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Supreme Court Comes Down On The Side of Nursing Homes

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?   The Supreme Court issued an important decision today impacting millions of families across the country. The Court decided to weigh into an issue that has generated increasing controversy over the past several years: arbitration agreements.…

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Welfare of Nursing Home Patients Often Linked to Wellbeing of Nurses

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   A recent study indicates that problems with care at nursing homes across the country may be linked to the poor quality of life of those working in the nursing facilities. The study revealed that nursing…

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