A California jury has awarded $23 million in punitive damages against Emeritus Corp., a nationwide chain of assisted living facilities, following a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of…
The country’s Medicare program paid more than $5.1 billion to nursing homes that were not providing the proper standard of care for residents, according to a new government report.
A jury has awarded nearly $2 million in damages against a Florida nursing home accused of letting a former professional wrestler die of malnutrition and complications allegedly caused by untreated…
Patients who developed hospital bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are more likely to die during their hospital stay and overall have longer hospitalization periods, according to…
The family of a Colorado nursing home resident has been awarded $3.2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after the facility allegedly failed to identify and treat massive bedsores…
A Brooklyn hospital faces a staggering number of medical malpractice lawsuits, allegedly causing serious and fatal injuries from negligent medical treatment involving untreated bedsores, birth injuries, and medication mistakes, among…
A new federal report has found that only about 14 percent of all medical mistakes that harm patients in hospitals nationwide are ever actually reported.
According to the findings of a new study, elderly African Americans may face a greater risk of suffering bedsores or pressure ulcers as a result of nursing home neglect.
A New York jury has awarded $5.4 million in damages for injuries suffered due to untreated bedsores that occurred at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH).
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Maine hospital for allegedly allowing a patient to die from untreated hospital bedsores that became infected with fecal contamination.
