Relationship between Quality of Care and Negligence Litigation in Nursing Homes - FYI

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" On average, each nursing home received one claim every 2 years (Table 1).

The most prevalent types of harm alleged in claims were injuries from falls

(26.6% of claims) and *pressure ulcers or bed sores *(15.9%). Sixty-one

percent of the claims resulted in a payment, with payments averaging

$199,794 per claim, for a total of $578 million in compensation (in 2006

dollars). "

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