Latest Senior Care Headlines
All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Advances Limit on Nursing Home Liability
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...
Oklahoma Bill Allows for Electronic Monitoring in Nursing Homes
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...
Jury Nails Firm with $23M in California Nursing Home Death
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...
West Virginia Senate Bill Limits Nursing Home Liability
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...
Indiana Nursing Home Patient’s Family Sues over Death
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...
Nursing Home Giant Guilty in California Wrongful Death Suit
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...
Tennessee Court Reinstates Damages in Assisted Living Center Death
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...
AmWins Acquires Long-Term Care Specialist CIMI Professional
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...
E&O Risks When Writing Long-Term Care 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...
Towers Watson to Enhance Long-Term Care Insurance Capabilities
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...
Is Long-Term Care Insurance Dying?
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:...
Is Long-Term Care Insurance Dying?
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...
Appeals Court Reinstates Nursing Homes Lawsuit
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...
Long Term Care Liability Loss Rate Expected to Grow: Aon
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...
North Dakota Family Files Federal Suit Against Nursing Home
May 7 2012 // The family of a man who resided in a Grand Forks nursing home until he died in January is suing the elder care facility in federal court. The complaint against Valley Homes and Services accuses Valley Eldercare Center of...
Business Moves – West
May 7 2012 // SIAA Hampton, N.H.-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed nine new members in the Western United States. The new members include: Farling Insurance Agency of Litchfield Park, Ariz. Baldrica & Company of...
Settlement Reached in Maine Class-Action Disability Lawsuit
May 4 2012 // A federal judge in Maine has approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 40 people with long-term disabilities who wanted opportunities to live outside nursing homes. District Judge Nancy Torreson on...
Widow Gets $3.2 Million After Nursing Home Death
May 4 2012 // The widow of an 88-year-old Colorado man who died as a result of bedsores he suffered in a Rocky Ford nursing home has been awarded $3.2 million. An Otero County District Court jury said Rocky Ford-based Pioneer Health...
PPIB Launches Home Health Care Program
Apr 20 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif. has formed a new senior/home health care program. This program includes, but is not limited to the following: nurse registry, healthcare staffing, adult daycare,...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds West Virginia Law on Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases
Mar 26 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a West Virginia law that allows nursing homes to use pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents that prevent them from suing in medical malpractice cases. In a recent case, [Marmet...
