All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2014 // Juanita Jackson died in July 2003, five weeks after she was removed from a Florida nursing home where her family said continual neglect led to multiple bedsores, malnutrition and a fall that injured her head.Trying to...
Aug 18 2014 // Texas nursing homes that thrice commit egregious oversight offenses could be shuttered under a plan proposed by state lawmakers.The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission recommended the crackdown at its recent meeting in...
Aug 6 2014 // Dallas, TX, 8/6/14 — U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com), the ninth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that the HealthcarePros division of U.S. Risk...
Jul 31 2014 // SCI Underwriting Management, LLC, a managing insurance agency with a focus on the aging service industry, has launched four new products for the segment: property (ultimate cover); nursing home auto coverage; crime...
Jun 20 2014 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has slashed by more than half the multimillion-dollar damages a jury levied against a Charleston nursing home in connection with a former resident’s death.In a 76-page divided opinion...
Jun 10 2014 // The quality of care at Louisiana’s nursing homes is among the worst in the nation, with high rates of bed sores and physical restraints and low levels of nursing staff, according to a state legislative report...
Mar 7 2014 // Defendants who can be named in lawsuits against nursing homes in Florida would be limited under a bill that moved this week through the House Civil Justice Committee.Developers, silent partners and other parties that could...
Mar 5 2014 // The West Virginia Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a $91 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home.The Charleston Gazette reported that the justices will hear Heartland of Charleston’s appeal today....
Feb 10 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Jan 27 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Jan 22 2014 // The family of a 101-year-old man who died of pneumonia after being housed in a Montgomery nursing home has been awarded $400,000.AL.com reported that an arbitrator awarded the money to the estate of John A. Garrett on Jan....
Jan 21 2014 // A South Dakota legislative panel has approved a package aimed at giving people better protection against unfair practices by insurance companies.The proposals were drafted at Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s request after...
Jan 15 2014 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission is reviewing rules governing long-term care insurance to determine whether revisions are needed.The SCC said Tuesday that it is seeking public comment on the rules. Comments...
Jan 14 2014 // U.S. juries awarded three verdicts of $1 billion or more for the third straight year in 2013, topped by a $1.2 billion award against Dow Chemical Co., the largest ever in a price-fixing case.Second was $1.1 billion awarded...
Nov 18 2013 // 91% of assisted living residents say they are safer living in an assisted living community than they would be living on their own. (Assisted Living Federation of America’s 2013 Survey of Assisted Living...
Nov 7 2013 // K&B Underwriters, a program administrator and wholesale brokerage serving agents and brokers for senior living facilities, hired Paul Marshall as director of senior living programs. Marshall has 23 years of experience...
Oct 9 2013 // The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution to safety hazards at factories and the condition of nursing homes.Federal law requires...
Sep 11 2013 // Glenview, Ill.-based insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services announced an exclusive partnership with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the empirical risk program, which is designed specifically for...
Sep 10 2013 // Insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services has partnered with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the Empirical Risk program, which is designed specifically for continuing care retirement communities...
Jul 10 2013 // South Dakota’s Division of Insurance has levied a $325,000 fine against a Nebraska-based insurer for violating South Dakota laws and regulations.It is the largest such fine in South Dakota history, Insurance Division...