Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Support the Elder Justice Act

  Dan Frith | April 23, 2009 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Good news! House of Representative member, Peter King (R-NY), reintroduced the Elder Justice Act (H.R. 2006) - the first comprehensive federal effort to address and prevent elder abuse, neglect and...

• Hispanics and African Americans Receive Poorer Care in Nursing Homes

  Dan Frith | April 11, 2009 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A recent study published by a science/medicine newsletter, Physorg.com, concludes that Hispanics at nursing homes with a high rate of Hispanic residents were more likely to have bed sores, compared...

• Did You Know Taxpayers Paid Bonuses to Bad Nursing Homes?

  Dan Frith | April 07, 2009 4:33 PM | 2 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I didn't...until now. Tom Coburn is a medical doctor and a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. On April 2 Senator Coburn released the following statement: The public had every right to be outraged when...

• Disabled Adult To Supreme Court with Charitable Immnunity Challenge

  Ben Glass | April 04, 2009 7:59 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  A disabled adult from Prince William County, Virginia will take the dismissal of his lawsuit against Didlake, Inc. the Virginia Supreme Court. Juan Jimenez, who is severely disabled from seizures...

• New Technology Makes Nursing Home Beds Safer

  Dan Frith | March 31, 2009 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  As readers of this blog know, I usually write about all that is wrong with the long term care industry. The topics include under-staffing, placing profits over people, medication errors, and on and...

• Feeding Assistants in Nursing Homes: Do They Know What They Are Doing?

  Dan Frith | March 28, 2009 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services agreed five years ago to allow the use of paid feeding assistants––provided they achieve a certain level of training and have the...

• We Need Better Doctors Taking Care of Nursing Home Residents

  Dan Frith | March 27, 2009 6:47 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Let's face it...elderly patients in nursing homes have complex medical problems...it they didn't they would not be in need of nursing home care. Frequently, elderly residents of nursing homes have...

• Free Virginia Seminar on Important Nursing Home Issues

  Dan Frith | February 18, 2009 9:17 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  My law firm, along with Dr. Gary Oberlender, a board certified geriatric specialist, is happy to announce a free seminar in Danville, Virginia on February 26. MEDICAL LEGAL SEMINAR -...

• Filing an Nursing Home Complaint in Virginia

  Dan Frith | February 16, 2009 1:15 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  We regularly advise our clients who suspect abuse and neglect in a Virginia nursing home to file a complaint with the state. These investigations are usually prompt, without cost to the family, and...

• Virginia Nursing Homes Among the Worst!

  Dan Frith | January 05, 2009 2:07 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Here is a distinction for the nursing home industry in Virginia - you guys runs some of the worst nursing homes in the United States! Don't believe me? Why don't you take a moment to read the U.S....