title: Legal risks in long-term care.
abstract: Although traditional liability principles apply in alternative settings, the application can change to accommodate the differing standards of care in long-ter-care facilities.
authors.affiliation: Legal Services/Risk Management Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiesta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States