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Jury Awards $6.8 Million in Nursing Home Understaffing Class Action

Oct 22 2026 // After a seven-day trial in Dutchess County, a New York state jury handed down a $6.8 million verdict against a nursing home and its four owners who were accused of chronic understaffing that led to severe patient...

Massachusetts Adopts Stronger Nursing Home Regulations

Oct 19 2026 // The Massachusetts Public Health Council on Wednesday approved regulations designed to strengthen oversight of long-term care facilities and stop irresponsible nursing home owners from putting residents at risk. The new...

Massachusetts Finalizes New Safety, Consumer Rules for Assisted Living Facilities

Jul 15 2026 // One year after the tragic fire at Gabriel House in Fall River claimed the lives of 10 residents and injured dozens more, Massachusetts has finalized a set of new safety regulations to better protect those living in...

Deadly Neglect Lawsuits and Fines Follow Ohio Nursing Home Chain

Jun 26 2026 // A pressure ulcer slowly tore open a hole in the skin over Sam Frank Ray’s tailbone, leaving his raw bone exposed over weeks to the infection that eventually killed him, according to a lawsuit his family filed late...

Owner of Assisted Living Home Where 10 Died in Fire Denied Access to Insurance

Feb 23 2026 // The owner of the Massachusetts assisted living facility Gabriel House where 10 people were killed and 30 injured in a fire last July has been denied access to insurance proceeds that he told a court are needed to repair...

Immunity Upheld for State Officials Over COVID-Related Nursing Home Deaths

Feb 5 2026 // The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a proposed class action against New Jersey government officials on behalf of families of nursing home residents who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 10,000...

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