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• Nevro Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuits Filed Over Device Malfunction, Failure

  March 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  At least three Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits were filed this week, making it the latest manufacturer to face multiple claims alleging the implants are defectively designed.

• Hospital Walking Program Kept Some Patients Out of Nursing Homes: Study

  June 16, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study finds that walking programs in hospitals can prevent older patients from needing nursing home care and admission.

• Nursing Home Falls and Bedsores Often Underreported in Rating Information: Study

  May 25, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study finds that nursing home falls and bedsores are often underreported to the government agency charged with rating nursing homes.

• Assisted Living Bedsore Lawsuit Results In $12.5M Verdict Against Florida Facility

  February 23, 2023

  Russell Maas

  A Florida jury has awarded $12.5 million to a woman whose mother died due to complications from a massive bedsore which developed just two months after she was put in an assisted living facility.

• Preventable Hospital Errors Identified In Nearly 7% Of Admissions in New Study

  January 12, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  While nearly 25% of patients are likely to suffer adverse events in the hospital, many of those may be preventable, according to the findings of a new study.

• Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into Whether Private Equity Firms Are Making Nursing Homes Less Safe

  June 17, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the acquisition of nursing homes by private equity firms, raising concerns the trend is increasing the risk of nursing home neglect and other problems in long-term care facilities nationwide.

• VA Nursing Home Problems Are Widespread, According to Inspection Reports and Staffing Data

  April 11, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new report reveals widespread nursing home neglect and failure to prevent bedsores at VA nursing homes nationwide.

• Hospital Bedsores Continue to Cause Serious Problems in Facilities Nationwide

  November 13, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that decreases in hospital bedsore incidents have not affected the rate of severe bedsore injuries, and that all bedsores are likely under-reported.

• Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found On a Quarter Of All Nursing Home Residents: Study

  June 5, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that a quarter of all nursing home residents worldwide carry colonies of drug-resistant bacteria, with higher rates in the U.S. than in other countries.

• Massachusetts Nursing Home Lawsuit Results in $14M Verdict

  July 29, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a Massachusetts woman has been awarded $14 million in a nursing home wrongful death lawsuit.