Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Nursing Homes Are Liable For Bed Sores

  Brent Adams | February 13, 2009 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Patients in nursing homes sometimes develop decubitus ulcers. These are also referred to as pressure sores, pressure ulcers and bedsores. They are defined medically as “any lesion caused by...

• The Truth About The Malpractice "Crisis"

  Brent Adams | April 13, 2007 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Medical malpractice insurance companies have for years mounted a publicitycampaign in an effort to falsely convince the public that there is a "crisis" with respect to medical malpractice claims. The insurance companies would have you believe that doctors are leaving North Carolina or closing their practices because large settlements are being obtained through these lawsuits.Medical malpractice...

• Nurse Charged After Patient Injured

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 2:38 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  A health care worker employed by Conway Manor, an assisted living center, was charged with nursing home abuse on Wednesday.She was arrested by Georgetown Police while working at the Georgetown Health Care Assisted Living Center. On January 20th a patient at Conway Manor was found with a broken arm according to an incident report filed with Conway Police Department that led to the arrest of the...