When families search for nursing home laws, they are often asking a practical question: What is the facility actually prohibited from doing? Nursing homes aren’t expected to prevent every illness, injury, or decline. Residents often enter these facilities because they already have serious medical needs. But nursing homes are also not allowed to accept responsibility...

Phoenix father-daughter attorney team recognized for their advocacy on behalf of Arizona families navigating nursing home care decisions Danielle Solomon and Martin Solomon of Solomon & Relihan have been named to PHOENIX Magazine’s 2026 Health-Care Heroes list for their work as authors of The Nursing Home Survival Guide: Getting Better Care in Arizona’s Nursing Homes....

When a loved one enters a nursing home, families assume medications will be handled with precision. That assumption is not always safe. On its nursing home adverse-events page, CMS explains that one in three skilled nursing facility beneficiaries experienced an adverse event or temporary harm event within the first 35 days of a skilled stay,...

When a nursing home calls to say that a resident is missing, or that they were found wandering outside, disoriented, or injured, it can be one of the most frightening calls a family will ever receive. Recent Arizona news coverage has drawn renewed attention to the dangers of nursing home elopement and the serious responsibility...

October is Residents’ Rights Month, a time to refocus on dignity, safety, and choice for people living in nursing homes, assisted living, and group homes across Arizona. The National Consumer Voice, a trusted nursing home abuse advocate, has marketed this year’s event with the theme year’s theme, Stand With Me, from Consumer Voice. It calls...