Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

States need to step up elder abuse protections in assisted living, other settings: report. A new report is calling for increased state action to reduce and prevent elder abuse in assisted living communities and other settings. https://bit.ly/33R51Tk

CMS to Retire Old Nursing Home Compare Site on December 1 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will formally phase out its eight original Compare tools including Nursing Home Compare on December 1 in favor of its new unified Care Compare site. https://bit.ly/3m0VsrY

Biden’s Blueprint for Nursing Home Reform Post-Covid: It Did Not Have to Be This Bad While Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has attracted attention for a $775 billion plan to expand community-based senior services, the former vice president’s campaign has also laid out a wish list for nursing home reform in the wake of COVID-19.... https://bit.ly/31PJ7Pb

This weekend in Western New York will be one of the best times to take a family member or two and ride around and enjoy the leaves turning colors. Try to take t...ime out of your busy schedule and enjoy a ride through the countryside. And if you are in the Wellsville area I would encourage you to grab a Texas hot takeout to enjoy while you are touring the hillsides. This could be a great photo opportunity to pull over now and then and take a Christmas card picture. Enjoy your Texas hot take out and enjoy your family! See more

Scott Karson, President of the New York State Bar Association has appointed Bill Friedlander to a new task force focused on the impact of COVID-19 on Nursing homes. The Task Force will take a hard look at the statutory and regulatory framework under which nursing homes and long-term care facilities operate and make recommendations for change where needed. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities have become ground zero for COVID-19, said Karson. In this crisis, these facilities have faced all manner of challenges due to the size and health of their resident populations, their staffing needs, the availability of badly-needed equipment and the availability and utility of testing for both residents and staff.