Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Cases
Nursing Home Resident Dies From Improper Care
Patient’s family wins arbitration hearing.
Multiple Nursing Home Residents Abused
Numerous nursing home residents were subjected to neglectful and abusive care.
Improper Care Leads Death of Young Alzheimer’s Resident
Family loses otherwise healthy man: Confidential settlement.
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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Resources
Nursing Homes — Abuse Reporting
Unfortunately, neglect and abuse of nursing home residents is all too common. Here in Oregon, the first step is to report suspected abuse or neglect to state authorities. Oregon law protects the confidentiality of all people reporting abuse and anyone who reports suspected abuse in good faith.
Oregon Law Clarifies Elder Abuse Reporting
The Elder Abuse Bill (House Bill 4151 in 2014, which amended several parts of the Oregon Revised Statutes) was passed by the Oregon Legislature based on the efforts of the Elder Abuse Work Group, which included our firm’s Lara Johnson.
Nursing Homes Are Required to Report Abuse and Neglect
This segment of The Law and You features personal injury trial lawyer Lara Johnson telling of abuse and neglect cases The Corson & Johnson Law Firm has handled against nursing homes that failed to report abusive employees.
Elder Abuse Reporting
This segment of The Law and You features personal injury trial lawyer Lara Johnson encouraging reporting of abuse of elderly clients in care facilities or private homes.
No Excuse for Elder Abuse
This segment of The Law and You features Eugene, Oregon personal injury trial lawyer Lara Johnson discussing a movement in Oregon that helps protect elderly citizens from abuse or neglect.
Nursing Home Residents Sign Away Their Rights
When someone enters a nursing home, there is a mountain of paperwork to fill out. Sometimes the paperwork is completed by the resident, sometimes by a family member. People should have time to review the documents, ask questions, and have the documents reviewed by a trusted friend or an attorney before signing them.
Nursing Homes are Overmedicating Residents to Keep Them Docile
“Our elderly parents, grandparents, and other loved ones should be treated with the utmost respect, yet too many nursing homes are cited with abuses that we don’t know about. This report from Human Rights Watch on over medicating is horrendous,” said Attorney Lara Johnson, who prosecutes elder abuse cases and served on the Oregon Governor’s Elder Abuse Prevention Workgroup.
New Laws That Protect Elders
House Bill 2205 expanded the list of mandatory reporters of elder abuse. Under the new law, public or private official mandatory reporters include attorneys, dentists, optometrists, and chiropractors.
Choosing the Right Nursing Home or Assisted Living Center
Nursing homes, whether called skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities, memory care centers, or assisted living centers, now rival restaurant chains as a growing presence on the American landscape.
National Center on Elder Abuse
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. Learn more at https://ncea.acl.gov/
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