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Issues Arising in Nursing Home Cases

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It is a very specific type of law. From our perspective, nursing home cases or assisted living facility cases are really a business tort, white-collar crime, in my opinion, and medical malpractice mixed together. There are a number of issues related both to the business of running nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as the medical components of cases involving those areas. The medical components can involve things like pressure ulcers, fractures, all kinds of issues associated with failing to properly monitor residents and patients within those settings.

Phoenix, AZ personal injury attorney Gabe Kory talks about what happens in most medical malpractice cases he sees in nursing homes. He explains that nursing home cases or cases involving assisted living facilities fall under a unique area of law that combines elements of business torts, white-collar crime, and medical malpractice. These cases encompass various issues related to the operation of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as the medical aspects involved. Medical components may include issues such as pressure ulcers, fractures, and other problems arising from a failure to adequately monitor residents and patients within these settings. It is a specialized field that requires a comprehensive understanding of both the business and medical aspects inherent in such cases.

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