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Granny Cams and Nursing Homes
Granny Cams and Nursing Homes 150 150 Dan Frith

I have blogged on this topic before.  The use of hidden cameras in nursing homes to “catch” bad guys neglecting or abusing the elderly is a damn good use of technology.  My home state of Virginia has guidelines for the use of hidden cameras which protect patient privacy yet expose…

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Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases: Where do we find them?
Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases: Where do we find them? 150 150 Dan Frith

Medical Malpractice cases are truly “battles of the experts.”  The plaintiff, patient, or patient’s family must present expert testimony from a qualified expert that the defendant doctor, hospital, etc. deviated from the accepted standard of care (i.e. negligence).  Secondly, there must be expert testimony that the patient’s death or injury was…

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Nurse Blows the Whistle on Bad Nursing Home
Nurse Blows the Whistle on Bad Nursing Home 150 150 Dan Frith

I just have to share this story from the Imperial Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madison, Tennessee.  It appears this nursing home hired a temporary nurse to work at the facility.  The nurse, a LPN, was shocked at the poor care being provided to the facility’s residents.  The nurse was…

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Newscaster Tripped Up by Non-Compete
Newscaster Tripped Up by Non-Compete 150 150 Dan Frith

Just read an interesting article on the troubles of a news broadcaster in St. Louis, Missouri, Larry Conners.  It appears Mr. Conners made some derogatory remarks about the Internal Revenue Service on his Facebook page which his employer, KMOV and parent company Belo Corp., found unacceptable.  As a result, Conners was fired…

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Sleeping Pills and Nursing Home Falls: Are They Related?
Sleeping Pills and Nursing Home Falls: Are They Related? 150 150 Dan Frith

As a Virginia attorney who represents nursing home residents, I admit it’s rare that I will hear about someone getting good medical care in a nursing home setting. Instead, here’s what I see: Out-numbered, over-worked, and under-paid staff trying to care for too many patients;   Corporate ownership more focused on…

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Informed Consent: Just What Does It Mean?
Informed Consent: Just What Does It Mean? 150 150 Dan Frith

I handle medical malpractice cases against Virginia hospitals, doctors, dentists, and other health care providers. In almost every case, the issue of “informed consent” is present. If you have ever had surgery or any other involved medical procedure, you gave your doctor  your “informed consent” to replace your heart valve,…

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Who Is In Charge When You Are Hospitalized?
Who Is In Charge When You Are Hospitalized? 150 150 Dan Frith

When you go to the hospital in Virginia, you would think someone was in charge.But as the Washington Post recently wrote, there are often the rotating group of health care providers caring for patients in a hospital setting. A patient hospitalized today is usually not followed by their primary care doctor who…

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Can Assisted Living Facilities Care for Sick Residents?
Can Assisted Living Facilities Care for Sick Residents? 150 150 Dan Frith

Assisted living facilities  (ALF) are are housing facilities for people with moderate disabilities. These facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs); coordination of services by outside health care providers; and monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being.  Assistance may include…

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Virginia Nursing Homes: Less Staff, More Profits?
Virginia Nursing Homes: Less Staff, More Profits? 150 150 Dan Frith

According to Virginia Business (March 2013),  a regional business magazine, four Southwest Virginia nursing homes were included in this year’s list of the “Top 25 Most Profitable Nursing Homes.”  Yet, we often hear the same refrain from nursing home administrators when poor care is given: we cannot afford to hire enough staff. That’s hogwash and…

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WSJ: “When Dad Can’t Live Alone”
WSJ: “When Dad Can’t Live Alone” 150 150 Dan Frith

In “When Dad Can’t Live Alone”, a sad but brutally honest article in the December 21 edition of the Wall Street Journal, writer Kelly Greene describes how many adults visiting elderly parents over the holidays will discover that advancing age has made one or both parents no longer able to…

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