All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 3 2013 // What are elderly parents to do when their children no longer bother to visit? In China, there’s a new answer: sue the kids.That’s what 77-year-old “Granny Chu,” of Wuxi, China, did in April. On...
Jun 20 2013 // While the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas, destroyed much of the nursing home next to it, almost all of its residents survived that first night.But two months after the blast, 14 of the residents have...
Jun 11 2013 // Families suing the operator of a Hartford nursing home where 16 patients died in a 2003 fire suffered a setback Monday, when the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the home’s insurance coverage was $1 million...
Jun 6 2013 // Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts to review her agency’s procedures for investigating consumer complaints against insurance companies.The move comes after the Argus Leader...
May 13 2013 // Zurich North America Commercial’s Programs & Direct Markets business has entered into an agreement with Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon plc to offer coverage to...
May 7 2013 // Families of nursing home residents will soon be able to electronically monitor their loved ones thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Senate Bill 587, by Sen. Ron Justice, will allow nursing home...
Apr 15 2013 // The West Virginia legislature has moved to limit the liability that nursing homes can face in potential lawsuits. The bill passed unanimously Saturday by the House explicitly applies the state’s Medical Professional...
Mar 13 2013 // A measure passed by the Oklahoma Senate would allow residents in nursing homes to install electronic monitoring devices in their private rooms. Senate Bill 587 also prohibits nursing facilities from refusing to admit any...
Mar 8 2013 // A Sacramento Superior Court jury hit Emeritus Corp. with $23 million in punitive damages in the wrongful death and elder abuse lawsuit filed and won by the family of an 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who...
Mar 8 2013 // A limit would be placed on the amount nursing homes would be forced to pay if sued under a bill passed by the West Virginia Senate this week.The measure explicitly includes nursing homes under the protections of a 2003 law...
Mar 7 2013 // Relatives of an 88-year-old Indiana woman who died after being attacked by another nursing home resident say the home’s owners lied about her injuries. Betty Riley’s family filed a complaint with the Indiana...
Mar 7 2013 // A Sacramento Superior Court jury has returned verdicts of wrongful death and elder abuse against the nation’s largest assisted living company.The Sacramento Bee reported the trial now enters the punitive-damages...
Feb 27 2013 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a jury verdict against the management company of a Shelbyville assisted living center in a case involving the death of an 83-year-old woman. Records say Mable Farrar died after...
Feb 6 2013 // AmWINS Program Underwriters (APU), an AmWINS Group company, has acquired certain assets of CIMI Professional. CIMI Professional is a long-term care managing general underwriter (MGU) and a division of Chandler Insurance...
Dec 13 2012 // As Americans do their best to plan for retirement, all it takes is a visit to a financial planner to realize the importance and value of long-term care insurance. The goal of purchasing it is two-fold: retaining as much of...
Oct 17 2012 // Towers Watson, a global professional services company, plans to acquire the business of the DaVinci Consulting Group, a boutique actuarial consulting firm that specializes in the long-term care insurance market, on or...
Oct 8 2012 // Poor results in the long-term care insurance sector have led many providers to exit the market, leaving its future uncertain, Moody’s Investors Service says.Moody’s report, “Long-Term Care Insurance:...
Sep 19 2012 // Poor results in the long-term care insurance sector have led many providers to exit the market, leaving its future uncertain, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report.The report, “Long-Term Care...
Aug 17 2012 // An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit claiming the owner of 16 Alameda County nursing homes fails to meet California nurse-staffing standards.A group of patients filed suit claiming Covenant Care nursing homes had...
Jul 18 2012 // Long term care liability loss rates and claim severity have reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily in 2013 against a backdrop of health care provider budget constraints and uncertainty about health...