Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Alabama Nursing Home Makes U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll

The U.S. News & World Report updated its "America's Best Nursing Homes" list in October, including 34 nursing homes across the nation that received "honor roll" status. Only one Alabama facility made the list. Of the 15,000 nursing care facilities ranked by the magazine, the Orchard Health Care Center in Hayneville was the only Alabama nursing home that received a five-star rating. The rating is based on three areas of evaluation: health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality measures of individual care.

On average, 3.2 million people will require nursing care assistance each year. Unfortunately, not all nursing homes provide the same five-star care as the 34 facilities that made the "honor roll." When employees or administrators at a nursing care facility engage in abuse and neglect of elderly patients, they should be held accountable for their actions. An experienced Birmingham nursing home lawyer can help victims of abuse and neglect seek compensation for their injuries.

If your loved one was injured in a nursing home in Alabama, call the Birmingham nursing home lawyers at 1-877-925-5373 for a free consultation regarding your case. Our nursing home injury attorneys provide aggressive representation to abuse and neglect victims in Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Tarrant, Trussville, and Vestavia Hills. Let our Birmingham nursing home injury lawyers put our expertise and resources to work for you.

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