Michigan Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer Discusses Most Violated Michigan Nursing Homes
Our Michigan nursing home abuse lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in abuse and neglect cases. These lawsuits arise from a number of different types of neglect and abuse, including bedsores, fall injuries, medication errors, choking injuries, dehydration, and wandering claims. In cases involving death, we file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a report ranking nursing homes throughout the United States by the amount of violations. The report was assessed in the State of Michigan over a three year period, from 4/1/2008 to 7/8/2011. The most violated homes in Michigan are as follows:
Magumcare of Saginaw; Saginaw, MI : 98 Violations
Whitehall Healthcare Center of Ann Arbor; Ann Arbor, MI: 97 Violations
Roosevelt Park Nursing and Rehab Community; Muskegon, MI: 94 Violations
Warren Woods Health and Rehab Center; Warren, MI : 91 Violations
East Grand Nursing Home (closed); Detroit, MI : 89 Violations
Tendercare Portage; Portage, MI: 86 Violations
Arbor Manor Care Center; Spring Arbor, MI: 85 Violations
Heartland Health Care Center; Grand Rapids, MI: 85 Violations
St. James Nursing Center; Detroit, MI: 83 Violations
Tendercare of Westwood; Kalamazoo, MI: 83 Violations
Legal Rights If Neglected or Abused in a Michigan Nursing Home
If you or a loved one suffered injuries due to nursing home neglect or nursing home abuse at a Michigan nursing home, you do have the legal right to file a civil lawsuit against the facility. In this type of lawsuit, the injured resident and the family of the resident can seek compensation for the injuries and medical care and treatment related to the injury. If the patient dies due to neglect, the family can seek damages under the Michigan Wrongful Death Act.
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If you would like more information about your legal rights after Michigan nursing home abuse or neglect, you can order our FREE book, "The Michigan Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Handbook," by top-rated Michigan lawyer Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider's report on nursing home abuse claims and includes why most nursing home injuries are never reported or discovered.
Contact a Michigan Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
If you or a family member suffered from nursing home neglect and abuse, you should contact our Michigan nursing home abuse attorneys immediately. Call us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Michigan nursing home abuse lawyers about your case or simply submit this contact form and one of our attorneys will contact you immediately.
