Cheyenne Personal Injury Law Blog

Many Wyoming residents live in nursing homes. Perhaps a majority of such facilities house an aging population, many members of which have special needs due to failing mental or physical health. There are also many patients who are temporarily residing in nursing homes...

A U.S. Senate report was recently released that should cause concern for any Wyoming family who has a loved one in a nursing home. The report cites evidence of nursing home negligence in hundreds of facilities throughout the country. It is a problem that should not...

The son of a deceased woman in another state said it is too soon for him and his loved ones to be able to forgive a nursing home aid who was convicted of abusing his mother. Nursing home negligence is problematic in Wyoming and many other states. In this particular...

When a Wyoming nursing facility fails in its duty to protect a patient, he or she may suffer serious illness or injury as a result. The state allows victims of nursing home negligence to seek monetary judgments for damages incurred against those deemed financially...

No resident of a Wyoming nursing home or any other licensed care-assistance facility in the nation should ever be mistreated or neglected by caregivers. Sadly, however, nursing home negligence is a prevalent problem throughout the country. Immediate family members who...

When a Wyoming resident moves into a nursing home, he or she has a right to reasonably expect that care providers will take care of his or her needs according to the highest level of accepted safety standards. Nursing home negligence should not be a problem. Sadly,...

When a Wyoming family entrusts an elderly loved one to the care of a nursing home, it is reasonable to expect that the manner of such care will be provided according to the utmost level of accepted safety standards in the assisted living care industry. If a particular...

Wyoming families with aging loved ones currently residing in nursing homes will want to review recent testimonies offered in a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. The testimony was given in reference to nursing home negligence, which is a problem in...

Before 2019 comes to an end, many Wyoming residents will help their aging parents transition into nursing homes. The reasons that prompt such decisions may vary but most involve a mother's or father's inability to continue to function on a daily basis in an...

Many Wyoming residents entrust their loved ones' care to licensed care providers, sometimes on a long-term or permanent basis. Family members cannot be present 24/7 although many visit their loved ones as often as they can. It is devastating to learn that a parent,...