A nursing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after 83-year-old Shelba Catterton, a dementia patient, allegedly suffered more than 1,000 fire ant bites and stings after leaving the facil...Read More

Shelba Catterton, an 83-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s dementia, died after allegedly suffering more than 1,000 fire ant bites and stings while living at Harmony at West Ashley, a memory care facility in Charlesto...Read More

The arrests, which were announced on June 25, are part of a nationwide enforcement effort that has uncovered $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims against Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs. COLUMBI...Read More

The family of 83-year-old Shelba Catterton is suing Harmony at West Ashley after she was found covered in nearly 1,000 ant bites outside the memory care facility on July 23. Catterton, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died on A...Read More

An 83-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease died on August 7, approximately two weeks after she was reportedly found covered in more than 1,000 fire ant bites at a nursing facility, Harmony at West Ashley. Her family said...Read More

Most people walk into a hospital trusting that its systems work properly. They trust that the right chart is on the right bed and that the medication being administered has been checked twice, that the surgeon who is about to...Read More

A hit-and-run crash can cause a specific kind of disorientation. One moment, you’re driving down a familiar road; the next, you’re sitting in a damaged vehicle, watching the car that just hit you disappear around ...Read More

There’s nothing ordinary about being in a crash with a commercial truck. The size difference alone, an eighty-thousand-pound, fully loaded tractor-trailer versus a three-thousand-pound passenger vehicle, means the physics o...Read More

The days following a serious car crash are rarely what a person could have prepared for. The pain is real, but it’s sometimes delayed. Phone calls start immediately from the other driver’s insurance company, medical o...Read More

Cyclists are particularly vulnerable on South Carolina roads. Even if you follow the rules, wear a helmet, and stay as far right as the lane allows, none of that changes the physics of what happens when a two-ton vehicle make...Read More

When you suspect that someone you love is being abused, neglected, or exploited in a South Carolina care facility, clarity is rarely the first feeling. More often, it’s a paralyzing combination of fear, disbelief, and d...Read More

Most families who place a loved one in a South Carolina nursing home are unaware that a legal framework exists to protect their loved one’s rights. They intuitively know that the facility is supposed to provide good car...Read More

Signing the admission paperwork doesn’t mean stepping back. For many families, the weeks after a loved one moves into an assisted living facility are filled with a complicated mix of emotions. There’s relief that professi...Read More

When choosing a care facility for someone you love, hope is the first step. It’s the hope that they will be safe and cared for and that your agonizing decision was the right one. Most families spend weeks researching fa...Read More

Every morning, staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities across South Carolina administer medications to elderly residents that the residents cannot verify themselves. Residents can’t cross-reference the...Read More

This is one of the hardest things a family can experience. It doesn’t come with certainty. Rather, it arrives as a feeling or a detail that doesn’t fit: something your loved one said that you replayed in your mind on ...Read More

If you receive a phone call about your loved one being evaluated due to a fall and the staff member’s voice sounds calm and almost practiced, and the explanation sounds reasonable at first, but becomes vague when you st...Read More

There’s something quietly devastating about a medication error. Unlike a fall or a visible bruise, it leaves no obvious mark. It happens in an instant, sometimes in the middle of the night when no one is watching. By the ti...Read More

The call that changes everything doesn’t always come with a clear explanation. Sometimes, a family receives news that their loved one has passed away in an assisted living facility, and the details they’re given feel inco...Read More

There’s a particular kind of grief that comes with losing a loved one in a nursing home under circumstances that should never have happened. Not only is the loss itself, but also the slow, painful realization that those res...Read More

No one ever puts a parent or grandparent in a care facility expecting them to get hurt. You expect them to receive meals, medication management, companionship, and supervision when you cannot be there yourself. However, elder...Read More

We know you and your family chose that facility carefully for the safety of your loved one. You visited, you asked questions, you watched how the staff interacted with residents and you finally made the best decision you coul...Read More

There’s a type of nursing home neglect that isn’t obvious from the outside. There are no bruises or visible injuries, and there isn’t a single incident that a family can point to and say, “That’s when it...Read More

When an elder person dies because of someone else’s negligence or wrongful conduct, South Carolina law allows surviving family members to pursue compensation through a wrongful death claim. Damages that may be recovered...Read More

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Hughey Law Firm Featured in Daily Mail: Dementia Patient Suffers Horrific Death After More Than 1,000 Fire Ant Bites

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Law&Crime: 83-Year-Old Found Covered in Fire Ants With More Than 1,000 Bites and Stings

Seven Charged in South Carolina Health Care Fraud Takedown as State Targets Medicaid Abuse Affecting Vulnerable Adults

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Count on 2 News: Family Sues Harmony at West Ashley After Alzheimer’s Patient Dies Following Ant Bites

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Post and Courier: 83-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient Dies After More Than 1,000 Fire Ant Bites

Warning Signs of Hospital Negligence and How to Protect Yourself in South Carolina

What Should I Do After a Hit and Run Crash in South Carolina?

What Victims Need to Know About Truck Accident Claims in South Carolina

Injured in a Crash? A Clear Roadmap to Getting Compensation in South Carolina

What Compensation Can Cyclists Recover After a Bicycle Crash?

How Can You Report Elder Abuse in South Carolina?

What Laws Protect Nursing Home Residents in South Carolina?

How Can Families Monitor the Health of Loved Ones in Assisted Living Facilities?

What Are Common Health Risks for Elderly Residents in Care Facilities?

What Are the Risks of Wrong Medication in Elderly Patients?

What Should Families Do If Sexual Abuse Is Suspected in a Nursing Home?

Who Is Responsible When a Nursing Home Resident Falls?

Can Medication Errors in Charleston Assisted Living Facilities Lead to Legal Claims?

Can Families File a Wrongful Death Claim Against an Assisted Living Facility?

What Causes Wrongful Death in a Charleston Nursing Home?

What Are the Most Common Types of Elder Abuse in Charleston Care Facilities?

Common Signs of Neglect and Abuse in South Carolina Assisted Living Facilities

How Poor Hygiene in Nursing Homes Can Lead to Serious Health Issues

What Damages Can Be Recovered in a South Carolina Wrongful Death Case?

What Types of Compensations Are Available in Elder Abuse Claims in South Carolina?

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