According to the National Council on Aging, sexual abuse in nursing homes consists of fondling, touching, penetrating, or engaging in other forms of sexual activity with a senior who is unable to understand and unwilling to consent. In most sexual abuse cases, the elderly person is physically forced, threatened, and made to feel afraid. Sometimes, …
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Healthcare Abuse and Fraud In Nursing Homes
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Healthcare fraud remains one of the most prevalent types of insurance fraud in the U.S. today, and two programs that perpetrators often target are Medicare and Medicaid. In nursing homes, residents are particularly vulnerable to financial abuse because of their cognitive issues, physical condition, and other health concerns. They rely on administrators and staff members …
Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes
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It is horrific to think that someone, or even multiple people, in the nursing home you trusted with the care of your loved one could be abusing them emotionally. Unfortunately, emotional abuse in nursing homes happens all too often. According to the Administration for Community Living (ACL), approximately 10% of adults who are over the …
Fractures (Broken Bones) in Nursing Homes
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Broken bones present particular risks for the elderly population. It is important for those working in a nursing home to take precautions to protect residents from the possibility of falls, reducing the likelihood of a fracture. Although falls account for several fractures (broken bones) in nursing homes, some residents could also suffer a broken bone …
Wrongful Death In Nursing Homes
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Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a complex and emotional decision. When you employ others to care for your family, you should be able to trust that your loved ones will be treated with compassion and integrity. Sometimes, caretakers fail to provide your loved ones with the care they need due to …
Head Injuries in Nursing Homes
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When seniors fall, they often suffer significant injuries. Head injuries in nursing homes are among the most common types of falling injuries they suffer, which can result in a condition that will require a long time to heal properly. Sometimes, the senior does not recover fully, resulting in a loss of quality of life. According …
Financial Abuse in Nursing Homes
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You like to think that your loved one is safe and being well-cared-for in their nursing home. Unfortunately, elder abuse in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities is extremely common. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that one in six people over the age of 60 experienced some type of elder abuse. Even more …
What You Need to Know About the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987
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The Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) of 1987 established quality standards related to nursing homes by the federal government. If a nursing home facility wishes to receive Medicare or Medicaid, they must prove that their facility meets the obligations and standards required by the NHRA. Ultimately, what you need to know about the Nursing Home …
Benjamin Crump: When will African Americans have the right to self defense?
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Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend tried to stand his ground, but got charged with a crime instead. Ben Crump
Opinion: ‘Stand Your Ground’ case deserves new review to ensure justice for one family’s dead son
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Ben Crump After celebrating with friends, an intoxicated young man knocked on the wrong door at a Fort Myers townhome – one that looked exactly like the one where he lived. It was a stupid mistake in the middle of the night. But it cost Ryan Modell his life. And the man who killed him …
Crump: Knee of the entire police department brought George Floyd to his death
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Require body cameras, hold police publicly accountable and stand up to powerful unions to rid system of racist practices. Ben Crump
Another unarmed black person has been killed. It’s no wonder we can’t breathe
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The death of George Floyd was an act of murder, plain and simple
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The Minneapolis police department’s failure to arrest the officers responsible threatens our most basic sense of justice Ben Crump
Black students desperately need a new federal Lifeline
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By Ben Crump, Opinion Contributor Among the cascading tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating and disproportionate impacts on Black and Hispanic Americans is this: Without digital devices or a data source, children of color who are already disadvantaged in our education system will miss out on a year of schooling. That adds even …
COVID-19’s effects show our leaders learned little from the Flint water crisis
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Ben Crump Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of the day the City of Flint switched its water supply source to the Flint River, systematically poisoning its heavily black population. The fallout from that fateful decision includes the lead poisoning of more than 25,000 children, many of whom now struggle daily with long-term developmental delays, learning …
For black Americans, bias seen in coronavirus response is continuation of injustice
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Ben Crump Opinion contributor Blacks are dying at disproportionate rates. Two black men report cop kicking them from store for wearing protective masks. Equity in response is desperately needed, in justice system and beyond. We’ve long known that it’s dangerous to be black in America. We’ve all watched cell phone and body cam footage of …
Ben Crump: Ahmaud Arbery killing reminiscent of lynching
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Justice in case of 25-year-old black male delayed amid COVID-19 response. Apparently in Georgia bowling and tattooing are more essential. Ben Crump Opinion Contributor Imagine for a moment that two black men with rifles jumped out of a pickup in a residential neighborhood and shot to death a white jogger because they suspected him of …
Ben Crump Law PLLC Response to COVID-19
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Clients, friends, and colleagues: We trust you’re keeping healthy and staying safe. We know these are trying times, with so many businesses, schools, and every day activities shut down. Continued and uninterrupted representation of our clients is of paramount importance to us at Ben Crump Law. We are one of the most technologically-advanced law firms …
A Fight Far From Over: 60 Minutes Special Reveals Increasing Need for Special Education Services in Flint
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I have been crusading tirelessly for Flint’s children, and a CBS 60 Minutes episode Sunday revealed exactly why it is so crucial to continue fighting this fight. Results from testing 174 children who drank the lead-filled water in Flint shows 140 of them will require special education services. Flint’s water supply has caused irreversible damage to Flint’s …
Barriers That Block People of Color from Voting
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When I grew up in small Lumberton, NC, racial barriers were very much a part of daily life. When it came to exercising our rights, including our right to vote, minorities faced countless obstacles – from actually getting to the polls to overcoming discriminatory requirements to cast a ballot. With a tremendously important Election Day …
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