As of 2018, nearly all of the nursing homes in New Mexico are Medicare or Medicaid certified. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there were more than 5,500 residents in the state's nursing homes in 2016. However, a 2018 analysis shows that New Mexico may very...
There are many dangers on the road in New Mexico from drivers who are under the influence, distracted or are otherwise negligent. Another risk is when people decide to drag race. Often, they involve those who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. With a...
Police alleged that a 16-year-old girl, who was accused of driving while under the influence of drugs, slammed into vehicles that were stopped on a highway in the southern part of New Mexico. The ensuing pileup left one woman who had stopped to help the occupants of a...
Like most of the other states in the country, New Mexico has a law that prohibits drivers from texting and driving. New Mexico's law is fairly broad and applies to every motorist, not just to inexperienced drivers. Moreover, unlike the provisions of some other states,...
New Mexico State Police arrested a man following a pedestrian accident that claimed the life of an 85-year-old. Police allege that the driver was under the influence of marijuana and prescription medications at the time of the deadly car accident. In addition to an...
This blog has from time to time referred to non-economic damages like pain and suffering.Following a car accident, the victim can claim different forms of compensation from the negligent driver. For one, she can ask for her special or economic damages. These types of...
A proposal pending before the New Mexico State Legislature would, if passed, increase the criminal penalties for the offense of careless driving. As it stands, drivers can be charged with careless driving when they fail to devote their full attention to operating...
New Mexico residents will be interested in a recent report on nursing home neglect. A recent report, which was possible because the government adopted a new method of collecting staffing data, suggests that the country's nursing home staffing problem may be a bit...
An accident in another part of New Mexico left a school bus resting on its side after the driver of a passenger car stuck the bus. Police recently issued a citation to the woman who hit the bus, accusing her of careless driving. Police made it clear that the woman was...
As many residents of the greater Bernalillo and other parts of the greater Albuquerque area may have noticed, there is ongoing push to warn drivers about the dangers of texting and driving and other forms of distracted driving. Unfortunately, at least according to one...