http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/ Published by The Jeffcoat Firm en-us 2010-04-19T09:47:08-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/04/pressure_sores_and_decubitus_u.html Sadly, preventable pressure sores (also known as decubitus ulcers and bedsores) frequently occur after an elderly person is admitted to a nursing home. What is a pressure sore? It is an area of skin that has broken down because a... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-04-19T09:47:08-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/04/how_to_choose_a_nursing_home_f.html I am very often asked this question. The first thing I tell people is to choose a non-profit nursing home, if you find a suitable one. Non-profit nursing homes are not perfect. In fact, some non-profit nursing homes have seen... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-04-12T08:34:02-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/04/more_warning_signs_of_nursing.html Here are some more warning signs that could mean that your loved one is being neglected or abused: 1. Your loved one frequently becomes ill, and you and/or the physician are not immediately notified. 2. Incidents involving fractures or broken... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-04-04T16:03:01-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/04/what_should_you_do_if_you_see.html As the percentage of seniors in our society gets larger and larger, more and more people are being cared for in assisted living communities, rest homes, and nursing homes. The quality of care in these homes must be at a... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-04-03T17:32:31-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/04/what_is_elder_abuse_what_are_t.html People frequently ask me, "What exactly is elder abuse?" The phrase "elder abuse" simply means the physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect of an older person. Every year, many thousands of older Americans are mistreated in their own homes,... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-04-02T14:58:15-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/03/a_biker_gang_for_nursing_home.html It's true. Well, it's sort of true. The Bethesda Retirement Center, a not-for-profit home near Chicago, recently organized a night out at a biker bar called the Evil Olive after nursing home resident Elizabeth Barrett asked about it. A group... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-03-02T11:07:40-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/02/hidden_camera_evidence_helps_j.html After two careful days of deliberation, citizens in Ventura County, California determined that stroke victim Maria Arellano had been harmed profoundly - so profoundly that they measured the harms at $7.75 million dollars. Mrs. Arellano was nearly seventy years old,... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-02-18T09:22:45-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/02/problems_in_longterm_care_hosp.html In yesterday's New York Times, Alex Berenson reported on an under-appreciated threat to thousands of vulnerable patients in our country. More than 400 long-term acute care hospitals have opened across the country in the past quarter century. Just like the... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-02-10T15:13:27-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/02/new_york_citizens_value_damage.html The mistreatment of John Danzy was so bad that it made history in the State of New York. His case was the first in New York State where a jury decided that punitive damages had to be awarded against the... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-02-10T14:22:11-05:00 http://www.southcarolinanursinghomelawyerblog.com/2010/01/75_million_verdict_for_damages.html Through no fault of her own, Maria Arellano had suffered stroke. That stroke left her unable to speak. Communication with anyone became profoundly difficult. She was 71 years old when she began residing at the Florence Convalescent Center in Ventura,... Nursing Home Abuse Michael Jeffcoat 2010-01-13T12:35:32-05:00