Justice for Residents Podcast

We welcome back Richard Mollot, the executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC). LTCCC is nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for seniors and the disabled through legal and policy research, advocacy and education. For more information about the LTCCC, check out www.NursingHome411.org.

On today’s episode, we welcome Richard Mollot, the executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC). LTCCC is nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for seniors and the disabled through legal and policy research, advocacy and education. Nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith discuss with Richard the status of care in the nursing home industry, CMS regulations and guidelines, and more. For more information about the LTCCC, check out www.NursingHome411.org.

Georgia House Bill 803 aims to make it a crime in Georgia to traffick disabled adults, elder persons, or residents. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith discuss the purpose of this proposed law and why it is necessary. Also discussed, an interesting result in a medical malpractice case in Michigan.

Under O.C.G.A. 9-3-33, the Statute of Limitations for personal injuries in Georgia is two years from the time in which the “right accrues.” This includes most claims surrounding nursing home abuse and neglect. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith discuss how this limitations period may be shortened or extended, and the policy rationale behind the law.

Long-term Care Ombudsmen provide information about how to find a facility and how to do to get quality care. Most importantly, ombudsmen can assist you with complaints against nursing homes. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk welcome special guest William Whited to the podcast to discuss who the ombudsman are, for whom they advocate, and when they should be sought out.

Every state in the country has a working Long-Term Care Ombudsman program. Their duties include assistance to residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other locations to protect long term care residents' rights. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk welcome special guest William Whited to the podcast to discuss who the ombudsman are, for whom they advocate, and when they should be sought out.

It is often said that if regulatory agencies were properly funded and allowed to do their jobs, nursing home abuse attorneys would go out of business. In today’s episode, attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk discuss the civil justice system, suing nursing homes, and investigating abuse with special guest Mark Kosieradzki, a nursing home abuse lawyer based in Minnesota.

Hundreds of lawsuits are filed against nursing homes across the country by family members of injured residents. It is only during this litigation process that answers are uncovered and truth is obtained. In today’s episode, attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk discuss the civil justice system, suing nursing homes, and investigating abuse with special guest Mark Kosieradzki, a nursing home abuse lawyer based in Minnesota.

Nearly 4,000 nursing home residents are treated for injuries from bed rails each year. These injuries include suffocation and broken bones. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk discuss a specific lawsuit filed after a nursing home resident died from the use of bedrails.

Between 2010 and 2015, 226 nursing homes were cited for instances of failing to protect residents from sexual abuse. These occurrences resulted in over $9 million in fines and in 16 instances, the forced shut down of the facility. In today’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Will Smith and Rob Schenk discuss the signs of sexual abuse in nursing homes. Also discussed, one nursing home’s lack of an escape plan during a wildfire.