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ARBITRATION IN NURSING HOME ADMISSION AGREEMENTSNursing Home Admission Agreement • October 13th, 2008
Today when a potential nursing home resident or his or her family seeks a nursing facility to provide the resident 24-hour nursing care, the resident or family is sometimes faced with more than the question of which facility to choose or how the resident will pay; the resident or family must also make the choice to waive the resident’s right to a jury trial arising from any future negligent acts of the nursing home. Faced with the choice between immediate medical care and retaining the resident’s right to a jury trial, of course the resident and family are more than eager to do everything necessary to ensure that the resident receives immediate medical care. However, once a resident has been injured by the negligent conduct of a nursing facility, the resident and his or her family are often astonished to find that a clause buried within the resident’s admission agreement will forever prevent the resident from seeking redress in a court of law for any claims against the nursing home, in
