Minnesota Law Designed to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Nursing Home Residents
Feb 17, 2013
Minnesota law also prohibits abuse and Neglect of Nursing Home Residents
Vulnerable Adults Act Minnesota Statute 626.5572, Subd. 2. Abuse.
"Abuse" means:
(a) An act against a vulnerable adult that con...
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Nursing Homes Have a Duty to Take Measures to Reduce Liklihood of Prevent Sexual Abuse of Residents
Feb 17, 2013
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, neg...
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Nursing Homes Must Provide Safe Equipment for Residents
Feb 17, 2013
One of your legal rights when it comes to your choice in nursing home is to ensure that all the medical equipment, including the staff, is up to the standards. It is important that all medical equipmen...
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Federal Regulations Pertaining to Nursing Homes and Caregiver Questions Related to Each
Feb 16, 2013
To participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nursing homes must be in compliance with the federal requirements for long term care facilities as prescribed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulatio...
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Nursing Homes Have A Duty to Prevent Injuries Including Medication Errors
Feb 16, 2013
Medication Errors in Nursing Homes are far too common. The most common errors I see in my practice as a nursing home neglect and abuse attorney: over medication, medication given to wrong patients, med...
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Lack of Supervision in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Elopement and Wandering
Feb 16, 2013
Elopement and Wandering
Many residents of nursing homes are suffering from a disability that affects their mental capacity, such as Alzheimer disease, dementia and delirium. Nursing homes need to have ...
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Limited Medical Release Authorization to use when records Defense or Insurance request records
Jan 16, 2013
PATIENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION
TO: RE: ___________________
DOB: ___________________
SSN: ___________________
______________________________
This is your full and sufficient...
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What are CMS "Never Events"
Jan 07, 2013
On October 1, 2007, 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 hospi...
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What is Financial Explotation Pertaing to Vulnerable Adults?
Jan 07, 2013
Financial Exploitation
Financial Exploitation occurs:
1) When someone with an obligation to care for a vulnerable adult misuses the financial resources of the vulnerable adult.
2) When someone who do...
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Malnurishment and Dehydration in Nursing Homes
Jan 07, 2013
As an attorney who handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases, I frequently see situations where residents do not receive the necessary nourishment and hydration required for sustaining health.Both s...
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