Brent Adams & Associates Legal Blog
Our North Carolina legal blog covers personal injury news, accident information, medical malpractice reports, lawsuits, and other topics of interest for those who are dealing with their own North Carolina legal issues. Updated daily, our NC injury attorneys hope this blog helps readers stay connected to legislation changes and informed when it comes to significant NC court decisions.
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How Will the BCRA Affect Nursing Home Residents? Click here to see what the Trump administration aims to do regarding Medicaid and Medicare users. -
Staff Member Murders Nursing Home Residents for No Reason Click here to find out how a nursing home staffer murdered two innocent nursing home patients. -
Pokemon Go is Helping Nursing Home Residents Addicted to the new game, Pokemon Go? Click here to find out why this new game is not only benefiting kids but nursing home residents as well. -
Nursing Home Staff Hygiene in North Carolina Some patients have died due to infections related to the negligence of a staff or a facility who did not practice proper hygiene. -
Prevent Elder Financial Abuse in North Carolina Transitioning into a nursing home can be stressful. Predatory folks aware of this vulnerable situation might try to scam an elderly person out of their money. -
Types of Nursing Home Abuse In addition to more commonly known physical, verbal, and financial forms of abuse - a new strain of harm has emerged through social media abuse. -
Top Scoring Nursing Homes in North Carolina Nine nursing homes in Raleigh received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. -
October is Resident Rights Month As part of Resident Rights Month, our North Carolina elder abuse attorneys review state and federal laws affecting seniors' rights in nursing homes. -
Growing Trend in Nursing Home Neglect: Poor Dental Care Nursing home residents across the country are suffering painful dental injuries as a result of negligent staff failing to provide proper oral hygiene services. -
Senior Citizen Brain Injuries Caused by Falls Go Up Slip-and-fall accidents cause injuries for senior citizens, but a 2013 report shows a jump in traumatic brain injuries caused by falls among seniors. -
What if a Nurse Refuses to do CPR and a Patient Dies? It Happened What happens when a nurse refuses to administer CPR and a patient dies? Who is responsible for the death? -
Raleigh Senior Housing Infested With Bed Bugs: 3 Tips to Spot Bed Bugs A Raleigh senior living center is infested with bedbugs. Our Raleigh injury law firm profiled other NC senior centers that experienced pests and mold problems. -
Senior Financial Abuse in the Movie "Say Anything" Let’s see what our Raleigh personal injury lawyers think about senior financial abuse in the 1980s movie Say Anything, starring John Cusack and Ione Skye. -
3 Tips to Prevent Senior Financial Abuse Senior citizens in NC assisted living centers, nursing homes, and the elderly who live independently in their own homes are at risk of financial abuse. -
Former NC Assisted Living Owner Guilty of Fraud Nursing home abuse and neglect in North Carolina nursing homes can range from prescription errors and bed sores to financial abuse. -
Senior Abuse in North Carolina Results in Jail Time A 2010 Kenly, NC death of senior citizen, James Cooper, is finally being put to rest over two years after his body was found in his home. -
Bad Conditions at Raleigh Nursing Home Lead to Layoffs The Raleigh nursing home Blue Ridge Health Care Center was ordered by the state in early 2012 to cease admissions of new patients. -
First National Alzheimer’s Plan The National Alzheimer’s Project Act will build the first-ever national plan to coordinate care, research, costs and institutions focused on specialized care for the elderly. -
NC Nursing Home Rating System North Carolina is one of a few states that has a rating system for nursing homes. Nursing homes in NC are rated on a star system. -
NC Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys: Pick a Home for Wandering Seniors An elderly man wandered away from a NC rest home. Wandering problems with nursing homes in North Carolina have been a hot topic this past year.