An investigation recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association – Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery reveals that falls in nursing homes resulting in facial trauma are an under-appreciated occurrence. According to the authors of this article,…
Are you handling a nursing home case and looking for some guidance?
Check out the new ICLE Michigan Causes of Action Formbook, with a chapter on Nursing Home Malpractice and Negligence by our own Jules Olsman and Donna Mackenzie!
Attorney Donna MacKenzie named a 2017 Leader in the Law!
Attorney Donna MacKenzie has been selected as a Leader in the Law for 2017 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. MacKenzie is the second attorney in our firm to be named to this list. In fact, in 2015, partner Jules Olsman was…
Olsman & MacKenzie both named Best Lawyers® 2017 in Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law & Personal Injury
Jules Olsman and Donna MacKenzie are no strangers to receiving awards, and being selected as candidates on honorable legal publications, and this year is no different. The list for the Best Lawyers in America© 2017 has been released, and both…
Poor Care Continues as a Michigan Nursing Home Spends Over a Year on Government Watch List
Despite being added to the Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative over one year ago due to noted deficiencies in safety and quality of care, a Michigan Nursing Home has not shown any improvement. The Special Focus Facility initiative was introduced…
Inherent Unfairness of Arbitration Agreements Hurts Vulnerable Citizens the Most
A disturbing trend is taking away access to the civil justice system for many senior citizens. Assisted living facilities and senior living complexes are forcing residents to sign arbitration agreements before they can live at the facility. These arbitration agreements…
Assisted Living Facilities – A Brief Primer
It is currently estimated that there are 31,000 assisted living facilities (ALFs) in the United States with a total of 1 million elderly residents living in them.1 In Michigan, it is estimated that over 21,000 elderly adults live in a…
Is Corporate Greed Taking Over Nursing Homes? A New Study Says Yes
The results of a research study presented in an article in the October 2015 issue of The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine have sounded alarm bells for those living in nursing homes and for the friends and family…
A Deadly Device: Be Wary of Bedrails
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bed Handles Inc., of Blue Springs, Mo., are reannouncing the voluntary recall of about 113,000 adult portable bed handles. The recall involves adult portable bed handles sold by Bed Handles, Inc. from…
Two Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace Attorneys Selected to 2015 Super Lawyers Lists
Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace announced today that Jules Olsman and Donna MacKenzie have been named to the 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research…