Health Law

Nursing Home Lobbyists Want to Limit Nursing Home Residents Access to the Justice System
The debate over arbitration agreements for nursing home residents now has a new voice: the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, two lobbying groups for the nursing home industry, now argue that arbitration agreements would improve nursing home resident care...

Nursing Homes Hope to Limit Residents Rights; Congress May Take Action
Increasingly, nursing home operators seek to get their new residents to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that make it mandatory for residents to arbitrate outside of a courtroom any disputes over their nursing home care, nursing home abuse, or even wrongful death...

Help Protect Nursing Home Residents By Supporting Legislation Eliminating Mandatory Arbitration
On April 29, 2009, NCCNHR and Fair Arbitration Now Coalition will sponsor Arbitration Fairness Day. People are encouraged to show their support for the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (S...

Support Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 (S. 512/H.R. 1237)
Last week, two of the country?s largest arbitration firms said they are no longer handling consumer arbitration cases. In the Wall Street Journal, Ed Mierzwinski of U.S. PIRG said ?In the long run, I think that this is the beginning of the end of forced arbitration in all consumer contracts, from credit cards, to nursing homes to cell phones...

Nursing homes and arbitration agreements
A year ago, I wrote about the 8th District’s decision in Hayes v. Oakridge Nursing Home, in which the court by 2-1 vote invalidated an arbitration clause in a nursing home contract between the home and a 94-year-old resident...

Nursing Home Arbitration Bill Approaches Senate Markup
The nursing home legislation would ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements now widely used by long-term care facilities. The nursing home bill was passed by the House Judiciary Committee in July...

Case Law Update: State Rules Against Arbitration Agreement in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
Ward v. National Healthcare Corporation, No. SC89398 ruled that the family of Dorothy Lawrence can go forward with their wrongful death suit against a Missouri nursing home. Ms. Lawrence died while in the care of Beverly Manor due to injuries which she incurred after being dropped by employees...

Niles Nursing Home Fire Extra: Nursing Home Had Previous Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Niles, IL nursing home fire that claimed the lives of two residents and critically injured two other nursing home residents has unearthed more information on the nursing home?s safety record...

Nursing Homes
Types of Retirement Facilities and Payment Options

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Nursing Homes
Many state agencies have reported incidents of negligent care of nursing home residents resulting in death.

Senior Awarded $7.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
Senior Awarded $7.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Nursing Home Abuse
New Data Made Public

Champaign County, IL
$19,000 settlement reached in troubled nursing home suit.