Connecticut Enacts Bill of Rights for Nursing Home Residents
Patient safety in nursing homes has turned into a hot-button issue, and the state of Connecticut implemented a strategy this week to give residents more rights and better protection against retaliation. Reported by WTNH, the state’s Bill of Right for Nursing Home Residents, enforced by the Connecticut Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP), came about…
Is Negligence in Nursing Homes Increasing?
Is nursing home negligence on the rise, or is the media simply paying greater attention? Based on recent news stories from Frontline and Salon.com, more light has been shed on extreme negligence in assisted living facilities across the country, and the lawsuits that followed, at the same time corporate policies, from buying up independent homes…
Changes Possibly Coming to Connecticut Nursing Homes
In 2003, a fire in a Hartford nursing home killed 16 residents, but because of a dispute regarding funds available from the facility’s professional liability policy, the trial has yet to begin even after 10 years. In response to this incident, a recently-proposed bill awaiting a signature from Governor Malloy could make significant changes to…
Multiple Reports of Negligence in Connecticut Nursing Homes
Over the past week, multiple reports of Connecticut nursing homes being fined for negligence surfaced, with the instances published in local newspapers. According to the New Haven Register, the state Department of Public Health fined the Golden Hill Health Care Center in Milford, Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. in Shelton, Pope John Paul…
Large Settlement Reached in Canadian Nursing Home Negligence Class Action Lawsuit
Trantolo & Trantolo represents plaintiffs in both nursing home negligence and class action cases in Connecticut. The following Canadian settlement is particularly notable for these fields of personal injury law. Reported on April 18, families of seniors and people with severe disabilities were awarded an $8.5 million CAD ($8.28 million USD) settlement from a class…
