Nursing home facilities across Texas have received $1.5 billion in federal provider relief funds. Another $1.1 billion was made available from the state to the providers using special QIPP (Quality Incentive Payment Program) funds. The providers also got a Medicaid...

Texas autumns are typically not as cold or wet as our neighbors to the west and north. Nonetheless, there are certain challenges that fall drivers must be aware of. Some are weather-related, and some involve the rhythms of life at this time the year. Reasons to be...

The Design Institute for Health (DIH) is tasked with redesigning our nursing homes amidst the pandemic and beyond. According to the Executive Director of the Institute, there are systemic problems in the senior health care system that is ultimately contributing to the...

Texas has more than 1,200 elderly care homes, which are hotbeds for the deadly coronavirus. Yet until May 1, residents or their loved ones could not find out if there were any known COVID-19 cases in the homes. According to data (click here for updated info) provided...

Nearly 120,000 people in the United States died in the first half of 2020 from COVID-19. As the country opens back up, cases are again on the rise in 20 states. This includes Texas, where numbers admitted to hospitals are increasing daily. Of particular note to some...

“Southeast has had a long history of problems and a long history of infection control issues,” said Beth Janicek, the owner of the Janicek Law Firm, who represents Velasquez’s children. “They were understaffed and undermanaged going into the pandemic. And so, when...

Un asilo de ancianos del sureste de San Antonio, donde se registró un brote mortal de COVID-19, enfrenta una demanda por supuesta negligencia. Los familiares de José Velázquez, uno de los residentes del ancianato que murió tras contraer el virus, sometieron la demanda...

Our firm represents two siblings who are suing a Southeast Side nursing home for gross negligence after their father died from COVID-19 while under its care. Read about it here. As COVID-19 outbreaks pop up in nursing homes across the state, legal claims regarding the...

Placing a loved one in a nursing home is never easy. Family members should get better care there than they can get at home. No one ever thinks they are placing them in greater danger due to a pandemic. People in nursing homes are some of the most vulnerable. There are...

Why Is Mitch McConnell Protecting Nursing Homes? Evidence continues to mount that many nursing homes put profits for their private equity investors above protecting their patients. It is morally reprehensible for lawmakers to say it is more important for the nursing...