Laraclay Parker, partner at Golden Law Office, discusses how the restructuring of nursing homes as real estate investment trusts (REITs) can impact the quality of care residents receive and the challenges these arrangements may pose for nursing home accountability and resident well-being.
Kentuckians have rotted in their beds inside Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a low-rated Magoffin County nursing home owned by a consortium of New York investors, according to lawsuits and a deeply critical state inspection last year that led to $447,485 in fines.
Documents describe how residents were allowed to suffer agonizing, gruesome pressure sores that decayed their flesh and led to infection and death.
At least 11 lawsuits filed by different families against the 142-bed nursing home since 2021 have alleged that pathway of harm for their loved ones — pressure sores, infections and death — although other injuries and illnesses sometimes were cited, too, such as malnutrition and unexplained broken bones.
A May 17, 2025, inspection by a survey team from the Office of Inspector General at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services also criticized the nursing home for allowing residents to suffer from pressure sores that led to serious injury and death.
Residents were neglected in their beds as a matter of routine, inspectors said, with clinical records falsified by staff to make it wrongly appear that care plans were being followed.
Golden Law Office in Lexington has Kentucky personal injury trial attorneys with years of proven results. As of July 2025, Kentucky has more than 19,000 attorneys, and only 14 have earned board certification in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. This is the highest, most stringent honor and distinction an attorney can achieve. Golden Law Office has three of the 14 – Dale Golden, Laraclay Parker, and John Walters.
Yesterday afternoon, a press conference was held at the Floyd County Courthouse in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to discuss the murder investigation of Amber Spradlin, a 38-year-old woman who was found dead at a home on Arkansas Creek on June 18th. There are many questions left unanswered regarding her death. If you’re interested in watching the press conference, you may do so here.
Amber Spradlin’s body was found at a horrific, bloody scene. Foul play was suspected early on, but other than that, hardly any details about her death were made public. According to a family member at the press conference, Amber was attacked and violently stabbed at least 11 times. Multiple devastating wounds were found on her head and neck, and part of the murder weapon was even found inside her face. Her body was found in a home belonging to local dentist Michael McKinney, but no details have been released regarding why she was there or who was with her at the time of her death.
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These statistics lead government regulators and motorists to ponder what they can do to minimize their chances of becoming involved in a crash. One way to handle this situation is by clearly identifying where car accidents happen most. So, that’s what we’ll address below.
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According to the Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts 2022 Report, there were 109,291 total reported accidents in our state on public roads in 2021, 734 of which resulted in fatalities and 20,117 that resulted in nonfatal injuries. At least 2,867 of those accidents resulted in suspected serious injuries.
While the specifics regarding the injuries that our fellow Lexington residents and others living in or traveling through our state aren’t readily available, it’s safe to say from our experience handling car accident cases at Golden Law Offices, back injuries top that list. (more…)
When you’ve been injured in a car accident, your number one priority should be your physical recovery. At Golden Law Office, we recommend that car accident victims in Lexington do everything in their power to focus on their physical and emotional health and well-being.
However, we recognize that following our top car accident recovery tips can be difficult if you are struggling with the financial aftermath of a serious collision. If finances will be a hurdle to any of the below tips, schedule a free consultation with one of our car accident attorneys to discuss your options for recovering compensation. (more…)
Filing for worker’s compensation: It’s something most people don’t know how to do until they need to do it.
You have the right to compensation for a workplace injury. This is the reason nearly every employer in Kentucky is required by law to carry worker’s compensation insurance. But as with every type of legal and insurance claim, the path to getting your benefits is not always an easy one.
Ambulance accidents can be the most severe motor vehicle accidents on the road here in Lexington, KY. They might not only endanger the lives of the patient or paramedics riding inside of the ambulance but also motorists traveling alongside these emergency vehicles.
Who is responsible for these crashes? Fault can be challenging to determine in these situations. However, our personal injury attorneys at Golden Law Office can aim to help you sort out liability issues stemming from a Kentucky ambulance accident throughout the remainder of this article. (more…)
Filing a personal injury lawsuit is often the most effective way to secure compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and other damages caused by a car accident. Proving to the insurance company that the other driver was at fault and therefore liable for all of your damages is not easy, though.
Civil cases like car accident claims require you to prove your case by providing a preponderance of the evidence. This is different than the proof requirements in a criminal case, which must be beyond a reasonable doubt. A preponderance of the evidence simply means that you must demonstrate that your claim is more likely true than not. (more…)
