The damages suffered through nursing home neglect can have long-lasting implications. Your or your loved one’s pain and suffering might be unbearable, and the medical expenses and lost wages in play might be financially overwhelming. While a personal injury claim...
For many New Mexico residents, the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home is a difficult one. Although it is emotional and worrisome, it is done with the expectation that proper care will be provided. Unfortunately, some nursing homes have issues in which...
Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities rely on their caregivers for many important services. From managing their medicines and basic needs to treating and recognizing signs of illness, nursing home doctors and staff play integral roles in keeping...
During these times, it has never been more important to be with family. However, this has been largely impossible for those in New Mexico with family members in nursing homes. But, a New Mexico judge just ruled that these nursing home visit bans cannot be enforced....
A nursing home should be a safe place for a beloved New Mexico resident to reside when their health and well-being prevents them from pursuing independent living. Nursing homes provide care and support for individuals’ medical, social, and occupational needs. When...
Most people don’t want to put their elderly loved ones in a nursing home. But the realities of today’s world make it impossible for many people to care for their loved one’s in any other way. And truth be told, many nursing homes are great for elderly loved ones. They...
New Mexico has several nursing homes both in the Albuquerque area and throughout the rest of the state which accept patients who receive health insurance through government programs. As such, the government periodically inspects these facilities to make sure that they...
Sometimes, nursing home residents are intentionally overmedicated because of staffing shortages or they are aggressive, emotional, or uncooperative. Overmedication is a form of nursing home abuse and neglect which may be dangerous. Signs of overmedication Use of drugs...
The care of loved ones is entrusted to nursing homes on a daily basis. Family members whose loved ones have been harmed in a nursing home should be familiar with nursing home liability and how a negligent nursing home can be held accountable for nursing home abuse and...
Nursing homes are tasked with a big responsibility: caring for our most vulnerable loved ones. The government recognizes the importance of this duty, evidenced by the numerous regulations placed on nursing homes and their employees. Yet, despite the importance of...
