{"id":109907,"date":"2025-02-26T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/26\/carma-henson-holding-nursing-homes-accountable\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:51:30","slug":"carma-henson-holding-nursing-homes-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/26\/carma-henson-holding-nursing-homes-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"Carma Henson: Holding Nursing Homes Accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"185184\" class=\"elementor elementor-185184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c0adc3d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4c0adc3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695a1387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695a1387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cNursing homes are getting away with murder. I will scream it to the top of my lungs,\u201d said Carma Henson, who handles nursing home abuse cases at Raleigh-based personal injury firm Henson Fuerst. She has focused her practice on these cases for more than 15 years. \u201cI am determined to hold nursing homes accountable, one case at a time. Bad care is so rampant, and it happens so often that there are many more cases of horrible care and horrible outcomes than lawyers in North Carolina to handle it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elderly are so vulnerable to being abused or neglected or ignored when they are admitted into these facilities,\u201d said Henson. \u201cThese cases are near and dear to my heart. Our young and our elderly are the most vulnerable in our society and need the most protection. I want to make these facilities safer, and to hold them accountable when they are not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Center on Elder Abuse reported that approximately 1 in 10 nursing home residents in the United States experience some form of abuse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b02fa38 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5b02fa38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655ef4f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"655ef4f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our young and our elderly are the most vulnerable in our society and need the most protection. I\u00a0want to make these facilities safer, and to hold them accountable when they are\u00a0not.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-538528c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"538528c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5138136e\" data-id=\"5138136e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f240fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f240fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-Retouched-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185195\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e1008e\" data-id=\"2e1008e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f05ea67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f05ea67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passion for Fighting<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adaea15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3adaea15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cFamilies are in a predicament. A family member is placed in a long-term care facility because they need around-the-clock care that their family cannot provide at home. They have to trust the nursing homes to do what they are being paid well to do,\u201d said Henson. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t happen when they are understaffed. Residents get abused, neglected, and die because nursing homes value their pocketbooks over people\u2019s lives. Corporate greed trumps residents\u2019 needs. And people die as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henson said her passion for fighting nursing home abuse came from personal experience. \u201cWhile I was in law school, my family and I helplessly watched my grandfather who was in a nursing home. We often felt helpless, not knowing our resources and what we could do to ensure he got the best of care, aside from constantly being at his side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henson\u2019s parents are Lumbee Indians from Robeson County. She grew up in Garner where she faced struggles not because of her heritage but because of economics. \u201cMy parents grew up in families with meager means, but they both had a mindset that pushed them to persevere to provide a better life for their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henson and her twin brother, J.D., were the first in her immediate family to attend college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy motivation and strength to persevere and not shy away from difficult and complicated battles against large corporations stems from constant motivation from my mom, who was a single mom. She always had a goal that probably seemed unachievable to others, but she knew through sheer will and hard work she would achieve her goals. I learned that by observing how she lived her life. I always told her she was the \u2018wind beneath my wings,\u2019 like the Bette Midler song,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f195859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f195859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa1e9f6\" data-id=\"1fa1e9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d23ad5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d23ad5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heads in Beds<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75728ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75728ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The CDC reported in 2020 that there were 15,300 nursing homes in the United States. For-profit companies owned 70% of them. These facilities make most of their money from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNursing homes make money based on what they call \u2018heads in beds\u2019 \u2013 how many residents are in that facility,\u201d explained Henson. \u201cThey make more money [from Medicare and Medicaid] if they have residents with higher or more acute needs because they can charge more to care for those residents. But if they have a resident who has a G tube and none of the staff know how to change out or clean the G tube, then you\u2019ve got a problem. But guess what, they take these high-acuity residents anyway because that\u2019s where the big money comes in the door. The money, money, money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not all nursing homes operate unsafely. There are some good facilities, which usually only accept private pay or are owned by nonprofits, such as those affiliated with churches.<\/p>\n<p>The cases that come to Henson\u2019s door are typically families who suspect their loved one died in a nursing home because of abuse and neglect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe families work hard with me. It\u2019s a team effort. It\u2019s a good feeling to say to the family, \u2018We did it. We got justice for your mother.\u2019 And we can bring them some accountability and closure,\u201d said Henson. \u201cIf I get the sense that the family is just money-hungry, those aren\u2019t the cases we want to pursue. Our clients are the folks who want accountability, and who want to make a difference for someone else\u2019s parents who are still in those facilities, so they don\u2019t have to suffer from the same injustices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b10a24\" data-id=\"72b10a24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426fa2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"426fa2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Beach-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185194\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> The Hensons in Pine Knoll Shores, NC \u201cYou go over the Atlantic Beach bridge and you can feel all the stress melt away.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-480e24f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"480e24f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae35896\" data-id=\"ae35896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d44ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d44ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corporate Greed<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026dba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"026dba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Henson said abuse is almost always a function of nursing home operators prioritizing money over life. \u201cCorporate greed over patient needs. They do not budget enough for staff, which is their number one expense. [The staff] are overworked, and they\u2019re underpaid, so the good nurses don\u2019t want to work there,\u201d explained Henson. \u201cIt\u2019s simple. A facility can\u2019t provide good care if there are not enough staff. However, these bad actors ignore that because understaffing leads to higher profits for nursing homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A recent story in the Triangle Business Journal reported that NC will have a nursing shortage of 12,500 by 2033. \u201cThat\u2019s a big problem. This means that nursing homes need to get creative in attracting nurses, including better pay and financial incentives, better work schedules, etc.,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<p>And if a nursing home is understaffed, it\u2019s a safe bet there is a paucity of medical records. So, when Henson gets a case, she must play detective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to put the pieces of the puzzle together. That\u2019s the hardest part of our job. When we get a case, we start reaching out to staff members. Sometimes they\u2019ll talk to us, and they\u2019ll tell us things you\u2019re never going to find in the records,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<p>Nursing homes are often a daisy chain of owners, much like a pyramid. \u201cI\u2019ve spent 20-plus years figuring out how this corporate structure works. You have to do some digging to know who to sue and to determine who the proper defendants are because it\u2019s not going to be identified in the nursing home records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to go to the top of the company chain. I don\u2019t want to just show what happened to Grandma. The \u2018what\u2019 is she fell because nobody was helping her, and she broke her hip. It\u2019s the \u2018why\u2019 that matters. And \u2018the why\u2019 is usually corporate greed,\u201d said Henson. \u201cNursing homes accept high-risk residents with needs they cannot meet. It\u2019s a recipe for disaster. A perfect storm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulate nursing homes. It can take enforcement actions against nursing homes that don\u2019t comply with federal requirements, and it has the power to close a facility. But, said Henson, some nursing home operators view CMS disciplinary fines as merely a cost of doing business.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ebfcf37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ebfcf37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ac89e\" data-id=\"f1ac89e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2d48c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f2d48c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/locations\/nc-triangle\/vol13no1\/index.html#page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AAL-NCT-2025-1-1024x266.png?resize=1024%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185197\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f9d9396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f9d9396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd4f26\" data-id=\"2dd4f26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c7a486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c7a486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Past the Cap<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5398851e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5398851e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Under tort reform in North Carolina, medical malpractice cases and noneconomic damages are currently capped at $656,730.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you\u2019re only able to prove what happened but not why, you\u2019re not likely to establish the egregious conduct. Those decisions were made by people at the top who need to be held fully accountable for what happens to a patient,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if I can prove why something happened, then I can obtain full accountability for my client. So, I go after all the companies all the way to the top because that\u2019s who makes the decisions that place the residents at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-106abb0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"106abb0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2450e990\" data-id=\"2450e990\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60694c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60694c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Are Family<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34833244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34833244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Four-Shot.jpg?resize=1000%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185198\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> David Henson, Rachel Fuerst, Carma Henson and Thomas Henson, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c915f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c915f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Thomas Henson, Sr., and Robert Fuerst started the Henson Fuerst law firm almost 50 years ago, in 1976. Today, the partners are Thomas Jr., David Henson (Carma\u2019s husband), Carma Henson, and Rachel Fuerst.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom and Bob never had a written partnership agreement, and we still don\u2019t. We just trust each other that much,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike every family, we have our spats, but that\u2019s really all they are,\u201d said Henson. \u201cEvery single one of us knows that we can count on the other. We all have a common interest. We all have the same goals, and that\u2019s to do great work for our clients and to represent and give a voice to people who don\u2019t otherwise have a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590366d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590366d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b56bf76\" data-id=\"b56bf76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c0a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51c0a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCAJ.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185193\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dc3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4dc3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Two-Shot-684x1024.jpg?resize=684%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185190\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> David and Carma Henson at NCAJ Convention in Wilmington, NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f496ef\" data-id=\"9f496ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985230a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"985230a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Are Family Redux<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb51f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb51f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The \u201cWe Are Family\u201d leitmotiv extends to the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ). Henson will be sworn in as the president at its annual convention in Charlotte in June.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband held this position in 2020-2021. She will be the first Native American to hold this post. Henson has been a member of NCAJ for 26 years. \u201cNCAJ is the single most important professional organization in my career \u2013 the best of the best have taught me, mentored me and trained and honed me into the skilled advocate that I am. Membership for a trial lawyer is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NCAJ grew its membership by 12% in 2024 to 2,000 members through an aggressive recruiting drive. Bringing in new members will be at the top of Henson\u2019s to-do list as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to attract more members, younger members, and a more diverse membership,\u201d said Henson. \u201cWe\u2019ve got all these young people who are getting into the practice, and we want to get them into the NCAJ. Many young lawyers prefer to connect digitally which is a challenge for all professional organizations today, but I believe it is critical that they go a step further and truly get involved by going to events or conventions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing can replace face-to-face networking, building personal relationships, finding mentors and learning from one another,\u201d Henson continued. This year\u2019s convention will be June 18-21. It will include CLEs and A Night at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum networking event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a4129a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a4129a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93dde39\" data-id=\"93dde39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c28572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c28572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nursing Home Accountability<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0a6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e0a6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Henson is also the chair-elect of the American Association of Justice\u2019s Nursing Home Litigation Group. \u201cOur goal is to stay abreast of what\u2019s going on legislatively and with the regulatory issues so lawyers that handle these cases are aware of what\u2019s coming down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe help educate the legislators on how certain changes they are considering will affect nursing home residents. And we provide lawyers who practice in this area the most updated resources and brain power because the ultimate goal is to protect the elderly,\u201d said Henson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolding wrongdoers responsible and accountable motivates me. My motivation is to help people, but I also want to stick it to the corporations that treat human beings as widgets as a way to make money. These are human beings. They went to war. They have sacrificed. They took care of us when we were young, and now it\u2019s their turn to be taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8548574 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8548574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185d797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"185d797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These are human beings. They went to war. They have sacrificed. They took care of us when we were young, and now it\u2019s their turn to be taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd538f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd538f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e01b02\" data-id=\"58e01b02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ef864f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44ef864f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At a Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f30ac43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f30ac43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Henson Fuerst, P.A.<br \/>3110 Edwards Mill Rd. Suite 100<br \/>Raleigh, NC 27612 <br \/>919-781-1107<br \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hensonfuerst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.hensonfuerst.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c2e249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c2e249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21da2624 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"21da2624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cases<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Catastrophic Personal Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Medical Malpractice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da574bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da574bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab24d elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"62ab24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Juris Doctorate, University of North Carolina School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bachelor\u2019s Degree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542cfc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"542cfc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Associations\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24198217 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"24198217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">American Association for Justice, Chair-Elect of Nursing Home Litigation Group, 2024-Present<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina Advocates for Justice, President-Elect, 2024-2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Chair of the Nursing Home Litigation Section, 2012-2013, 2023-2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina Bar Association<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Phi Alpha Delta, Past Chapter Justice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970cd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"970cd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent Seminar Presentations<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3b8d2 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0c3b8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AAJ\u2019s Nursing Home Litigation Group Elder Abuse Colleges, May 2022 and May 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AAJ\u2019s 2022 Summer Convention and 2021 Winter Convention<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AAJ\u2019s Advanced Depositions College, January 2022 and January 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Keynote Speaker at Atlantic Province of Trial Lawyers Association Conference, June 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">New Jersey Association for Justice\u2019s Boardwalk Seminar, April 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Arkansas Trial Lawyer\u2019s Association Day at the Races Seminar, March 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f82e262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f82e262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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