Cheyenne Personal Injury Law Blog

In Wyoming and most other states, there are many families currently discerning whether an aging loved one might be better off in an assisted living facility. It sometimes takes months, even years, to make such decisions, and adult children of elders often conduct...

There are any number of reasons a Wyoming family may determine it necessary to help a loved one transition to an assisted living facility. Some older people have medical conditions that interfere with their ability to live on their own. Others have suffered mental...

Perhaps you are like many other adult children in Wyoming who visit their aging parents in nursing homes as often as possible. Whether that, in your case, is once a month or several times a week, you no doubt worry about your loved one when you are away. While most...

There are a multitude of individuals in Wyoming and elsewhere who reside in a care facility, some of whom might require frequent monitoring and assistance. When a nursing home resident does not receive the necessary standard of care, his or her health may be placed at...

If Wyoming state inspectors assess the state of a particular nursing home, administrators should have nothing to worry about if the facility is doing its job and is adhering to all state laws and accepted safety standards. Sadly, nursing home negligence is problematic...

There are many nursing homes in Wyoming. Residents in some facilities are elderly people who can no longer live independently due to mental or physical decline. Others may be living in nursing homes on a temporary basis, perhaps recovering from surgery and in need of...

Wyoming residents with family members who live in nursing homes may want to follow a case pending in another state. Patient safety is a top priority and loved ones often worry whether their elderly family members are receiving quality care in facilities in this state...

No Wyoming nursing home patient should ever suffer injury or illness because a licensed caregiver fails in his or her fiduciary duty to keep the patient safe. State laws, industry protocol and standards of care help protect patients by governing the performance of...

When a loved one resides in a Wyoming nursing home, it is important to regularly review his or her circumstances to make sure needs are being met and high quality care provided. If something does not seem quite right, it is always best to further investigate the...

When a person resides in a Wyoming nursing and rehabilitation facility, he or she may be staying there permanently or on a temporary basis. If a particular resident has moved into a nursing home at age 80 or beyond, it is likely that he or she was simply unable to...