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PKSD Lawyers Selected to Wisconsin’s Super Lawyers® List for 2024
PKSD is pleased to announce that our partners, Jeffrey Pitman, Howard Sicula and Benjamin Reyes have all been selected for inclusion to the 2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® list! Jeffrey Pitman has achieved the remarkable distinction of being named a Super Lawyer for an incredible 18 consecutive years, having first earned…
Read MoreWhat To Do If You Suspect Dehydration in a Nursing Home?
If you have a loved one in a Milwaukee nursing home, dehydration should never be a concern you have to face. Long-term care facilities have a legal duty to provide care to their residents that meets acceptable standards. This includes ensuring they remain properly hydrated. Yet sadly, it remains one…
Read MoreIowa Facility Fined in Connection With Resident’s Death
Iowa’s Elkader Care Center is facing a $9,000 fine after a resident’s untreated bed sore led to her death. The woman was admitted to the facility with the sore but was not given an adequate care plan to ensure regular repositioning or proper wound treatment. As a result, the pressure…
Read MoreUnderstaffing Results in More Iowa Nursing Homes Being Added to Worst List
Two more Iowa nursing homes have joined the federal government’s list of the nation’s worst care facilities due to critical staffing shortages. These facilities, Bishop Drumm Retirement Center and Griswold Rehabilitation, now face increased oversight after concerning patterns of neglect emerged. Devastating Consequences of Staff Shortages At Bishop Drumm, inadequate…
Read MoreCelebrating Native American Heritage Month in Milwaukee
As PKSD celebrates Native American Heritage Month, our law firm honors the rich history and enduring presence of Milwaukee’s indigenous communities, including the Menominee, Ho-Chunk, and Potawatomi peoples. Our city’s very name, derived from the Algonquin word “Millioki” meaning “gathering place by the waters,” reflects the deep indigenous roots that…
Read MoreNursing Home Cited in Resident’s Death Fined Again in New Incident
On February 11 a female resident was found dead in an Iowa nursing home. She was face down on the bed, with her head trapped between the mattress and bed rails. The facility where this happened, Muscatine’s Lutheran Living Senior Campus, was cited in this incident for failing to protect…
Read MorePrivate-Equity Firm Buys 29 Iowa Nursing Homes in $85M Deal
Cascade Capital Group, a private-equity firm, recently purchased 29 Iowa nursing homes from ABCM Corp. The purchase prices is an incredible deal at “just” $85 million. However, that is roughly only $36,000 per facility. While the purchase is a massive deal for the new owner, it raises some concerns for…
Read MoreIowa Nursing Home Cited: Failure to Protect Residents From Abuse
Multiple nursing homes in Iowa have recently been fined for failing to protect residents from alleged sexual exploitation and physical abuse. Living Center West in Cedar Rapids Earlier this year, management at the Living Center West in Cedar Rapids learned about an alleged relationship involving its activities director and a…
Read MoreDeath of an Iowa Nursing Home Resident Sparks Investigation
A Mason City nursing home resident who sustained multiple injuries died August. The nature of these injuries has been deemed suspicious by doctors, sparking an investigation against the facility where the man lived. Events Leading Up to the Resident’s Death In an article by the Iowa Dispatch, the incident reportedly…
Read MoreAudit Report: Iowa Nursing Home Inspections Fail to Meet Federal Standards
Iowa’s Auditor of State, Rob Sand, recently announced the state is not meeting federal standards for timely nursing home inspections. During a press conference, he highlighted the inadequate performance of Iowa’s Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) in regulating these facilities, indicating a crisis in the state’s nursing homes….
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