Open communication with your aging parents is crucial to their safety and wishes

Talking with our elderly parents about their living situations and the possible need for change is not always easy. Who wants to discuss moving mom or dad to an assisted living or nursing home facility? A successful conversation depends, to some degree, on the relationship we have with our parents. It also depends on the […]

Where To Turn If Your Loved One Is Being Abused In A Nursing Home

If you are dealing with the injury or even death of a loved one as a result of nursing home neglect and abuse, you are not alone. At the law offices of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC., we hold residential and long-term care providers responsible for injury, illness and death caused by negligent or substandard care. With […]

Public Comment Requested For Possible Rule Change To Arbitration Related To Nursing Homes

CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) is considering a rule change barring mandatory arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts, and has asked for public comment.  The time to comment ends September 14.  For those who do not know, as it stands today, when you admit a loved-one into a nursing home, hidden among all the paperwork is a document […]

Nursing Home Abuse | Physical and Sexual Abuse

Nursing Home Abuse by Employees and Fellow Residents Nursing home facilities have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy environment for their residents. This includes taking reasonable precautions to protect residents from physical abuse or sexual assault. In some cases, an injury may result from an employee who has committed sexual abuse or physically […]

Where do you turn if your loved one was injured in a nursing home?

If you are dealing with the injury or even death of a loved one as a result of nursing home neglect and abuse, you are not alone. At the law offices of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC., we hold residential and long-term care nursing home providers responsible for injury, illness and death caused by […]

Elderly abuse in nursing homes and care facilities continues to rise

Just a over a year ago, the Athens Banner-Herald published the following piece we thought would shed additional light on the issues surrounding the abuse of the elderly, especially in nursing homes and assisted care living facilities. We have spent decades defending the rights of our senior citizens and punishing those institutions who take advantage […]

Typical injuries and problems in sub-standard nursing homes – Part 2 of 2

(404) 618 0082Nursing home patients may find themselves subject to dozens of adverse conditions through no fault of their own: pressure ulcers, falls, fractures, malnutrition and dehydration are some of the more prominent injuries. In part two of this two part discussion, we will look at the issues of malnutrition and dehydration that arise in nursing homes, […]

Typical injuries and problems in sub-standard nursing homes – Part 1 of 2

Nursing home patients as well as patients in elder care and assisted living facilities may find themselves subject to dozens of adverse conditions through no fault of their own: pressure ulcers, falls, fractures, malnutrition and dehydration are some of the more prominent injuries. In part one of this two part discussion, we will look at those […]