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Trump Moves to Impede Consumer Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 18, 2017 01:14pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | ROBERT PEAR |
| News Date | Friday, August 18, 2017 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Trump administration is pushing to scrap a rule that would have made it easier for nursing home residents to sue nursing homes for injuries caused by substandard care, abuse or neglect, bringing its campaign to relax federal regulations to the delicate business of care for older Americans.
The push would undo a rule issued by the Obama administration that would have prevented nursing homes from requiring that consumers agree to resolve any disputes through arbitration rather than litigation. Nursing homes routinely require consumers to sign an arbitration agreement as a condition of admission to the home.
Nursing home inspectors have documented many cases in which patients were injured as a result of infected bedsores, medication errors, malnutrition, dehydration or sexual assault. |
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