How to Fight a Nursing Home Discharge

By Michael Monteforte, Jr., Founding Attorney, Monteforte Law, P.C.

Once a resident is settled in a nursing home, being told to leave can be very traumatic. Nursing homes are required to follow certain procedures before discharging a resident, but family members often accept the discharge without questioning it. Residents can fight back and challenge an unlawful discharge. 

According to federal law, a nursing home can discharge a resident only for the following reasons:

• The resident’s health has improved
• The resident’s needs cannot be met by the facility
• The health and safety of other residents are endangered
• The resident has not paid after receiving notice
• The facility stops operating

Unfortunately, sometimes nursing homes…

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Michael Monteforte, Jr.

Founding Attorney

Michael Monteforte, Jr. is the founding attorney of Monteforte Law, P.C., an estate planning and elder law firm in Woburn, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in January 2002 and to federal practice in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, in March 2006. He has practiced estate planning and elder law in Massachusetts for over twenty years.

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