Imposing Federal Criminal Liability on Nursing Homes: A Way of Deterring Inadequate Health Care and Improving the Quality of Care Delivered
- Authors:
Angela Snellenberger Quinn
Rhoda Johnson placed her mother in a nursing home, believing that her mother would receive the medical attention and support that she needed. Instead, Johnson found her mother in bed one day complaining that her hip hurt. Recalling what she saw after lifting her mother out of bed, Johnson said, “She had this bedsore on her hip that was so deep that I could see the hip socket and leg bone moving inside the hole. I never looked under the covers. I didn’t think that I had to.
About Jonathan Rosenfeld
Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Jonathan has represented victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois and across the country. Jonathan’s reputation as an aggressive advocate for the…
