Families trust nursing homes and assisted living facilities to care for their loved ones with dignity and respect, yet warning signs often reveal when a facility is falling short. Common red flags include poor hygiene, unexplained injuries, sudden weight loss, or residents who appear anxious or fearful. Facility-level concerns often involve dirty living conditions,...

Nursing home elopement happens when a resident who cannot protect themselves leaves a facility unsupervised and undetected. More than an accident, it can amount to abuse or neglect when a home fails to provide a safe environment, ignores risks, or neglects monitoring duties, often leading to serious injury or death. At Jensen Phelan Law...

Falls in nursing homes often raise concerns about whether residents receive the attentive care and proper supervision they need. Can you sue a nursing home for a fall? Families in Tucson frequently ask this, and the answer depends mainly on whether hazardous conditions or negligence contributed to the incident. These events can cause life-changing...

Our elderly Arizona population deserves to be respected and cared for. Sometimes those who are trusted with their care, such as long-term assistance, nursing home staff, and other professionals, violate our trust and cause serious harm to our elderly loved ones. The duty of care for these providers is called a “fiduciary duty,” which...

Elder abuse law is extensive, with various types of cases falling under the topic. This often means that not all attorneys will have the experience, skills, and resources you need. It’s important to do careful research into the attorney you retain to make sure you can recover the fair compensation you are entitled to. ...

Nursing homes have both a legal and an ethical obligation (“Fiduciary Duty”) to provide reasonable care for their residents. This higher standard of care (more than for ordinary negligence) means that they are responsible for the well-being and safety of some of the most vulnerable of our population according to strict care standards of...

When we place elderly loved ones in nursing homes, we do so because it’s best for them. They’ll get the care and support they need which most of us aren’t able to provide from professional caregivers in the nursing home. We trust the nursing home with our elderly loved one expecting patient and reliable...

Less than 1% of the American population lives in nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities. Yet deaths among nursing homes account for 34% of all COVID-19 deaths since March 2021. About 8% of people living in long-term facilities died from COVID-19. Residents of these care facilities are among the most vulnerable to contracting the...

Granite Creek Health & Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit nursing home facility in Prescott, Arizona. It is an affiliate of the national-level Ensign Group. Ensign Group is believed to have net earnings reaching $171 million during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, high revenues weren’t enough to keep Granite Creek’s administration from doing the right thing....

As the country remains at home in isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, there are certain segments of the population that aren’t able to achieve this level of social isolation. Over 4 million Americans currently reside in nursing homes, and while these facilities provide important services to residents, they also create certain inherent...