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 Nursing Home Defense
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With a proud reputation and
well-established record of experience, Damon & Morey’s
health care practice continues to evolve
and expand. Today, our nursing home clients are confronted with
unprecedented regulatory scrutiny from state and federal agencies. This
increased oversight has led to greater administrative penalties and
remedies, but has also triggered more civil liability exposure for the
facilities.
Our Nursing Home Defense attorneys represent skilled nursing facilities,
assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers, hospices, and
continuing care retirement communities - both directly and at the
request of their insurers. Known as one of the leading litigation firms
in Western New York, our attorneys partner their talent and experience
as litigators with their unique knowledge of health care. This special
combination allows our Nursing Home Defense attorneys to effectively
represent nursing homes and other facilities in the courtroom and in
arbitration. We vigorously defend our clients during pre-trial, trial
and post-trial proceedings. We understand the delicate balance between a
resident’s rights and our client’s right to the fair representation of
its facility and practices.
Our litigators draw on the vast experience of the firm's health care
attorneys who have a long tradition of counseling nursing homes and
other health care facilities in survey and enforcement, licensure and
certification, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, and patient care issues.
Together, our attorneys counsel health care clients on innovative risk
management strategies involving negotiated risk agreements, best
employment practices, and sound documentation procedures.
We defend claims involving:
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Abuse and Neglect
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Dehydration
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Deprivation of Rights
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Deterioration of a Chronic
Condition
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Elopement
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Fractures and Other Injuries
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Improper Use of Restraints
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Inadequate Supervision/Staffing
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Intentional Misconduct
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Malnutrition
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Medical Malpractice
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Medication Errors
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Negligence
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Slips and Falls
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Substandard Quality of Care
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Ulcers
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Wrongful Death
With a deep commitment to our
clients, the Nursing Home Defense Practice Group works aggressively to
alleviate the associated risks, resolve current issues and anticipate
industry trends.
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