Monthly Archives: March 2017

As one ages, the possibility of needing assistance for a specified or an extended time period becomes more likely. Illness, injury or simply age can take its toll and make it necessary for a Massachusetts resident to require nursing home care. With such care, one expects to be treated with respect and concern for one's well-being. Unfortunately, in some cases, nursing home negligence is what actually occurs. Recently, a daughter filed a lawsuit against the nursing home in which her mother was a resident. Apparently, during the course of her mother's care within the facility, she was allowed to fall on multiple…

When one first begins to experience aches and pains, he or she generally assumes that the symptoms will soon resolve themselves. Then, as time goes by and fever and lightheadedness join the assault, one begins to realize that there may be a serious problem for which medical attention should be sought. When this happens, whether in Massachusetts or elsewhere, a visit to the doctor or an emergency room is usually the next step in the search for treatment. Here it is assumed that treatment rather than medical malpractice will be received. Unfortunately for one family, it appears that the appropriate treatment was not…