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Law school contracts professors like to remind their students that an oral contract isn't worth the paper it's not printed on. It is only prudent that nursing homes have a written contract with new patients. And although it may be tempting for a home to use a contract that favors it, one which is too favorable to the home may be illegal.
An observer wrote of nursing home contracts, "(t)he applicant is generally in a poor bargaining position because of a shortage of space, the profound disruption of lifestyle manifested by the immediate need for a nursing home placement, and the possibility he or she is partially or fully incapacitated. In contrast, the ...