On June 2, 2022, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a Gwinnett County jury gave $2.5 million to family members of a 92-year-old woman who died following an ant infestation at her assisted living facility left her with stings across her body. Other stories over the past year have included WSB-TV…
Nursing home abuse and neglect is unfortunately all too common across the United States today. When nursing homes and their staff mistreat patients or fail to provide them with the proper care, patients can suffer serious injuries and even death. Fortunately, nursing home abuse and negligence are compensable under Georgia…
The idea that your elderly loved one could experience neglect or abuse in the nursing home that you so carefully chose with his or her well-being at heart is especially difficult. Nursing home neglect and abuse, however, are more common than you probably realize. When the most vulnerable among us…