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NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES DO A BETTER JOB
NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES DO A BETTER JOB 150 150 Dan Frith

This story should not surprise anyone. A nursing home focused on resident care and not just making money will usually provide the best care.Canadian researchers (at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) have concluded that non-profit nursing homes provide better care than for-profit facilities after reviewing the results of 82 studies…

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FAMILIES OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ON GUARD
FAMILIES OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ON GUARD 150 150 Dan Frith

The title to today’s post is not mine…it is the title of a letter to the editor of the Virginia News Leader in Staunton, Virginia. The letter starts out as follows:In light of the recent allegations of a molestation of a 97-year-old woman at Living Waters Assisted Living in Fishersville,…

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NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME
NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith

This is sad and outrageous. Imagine wrestling with the decision to place mom or dad in a nursing home. You want to take care of them yourself but with your job demands and kids, its impossible. So, you look around for a clean, well-run nursing home that is located close…

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BANK OF AMERICA SUING OVER NON-COMPETES
BANK OF AMERICA SUING OVER NON-COMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith

As if banks were losing enough money….here is a story about Bank of America (BoA) suing several ex-employees for violations of their non-compete contracts.The suit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. BoA accuses “certain of the individual defendants”, now employed by UMB Financial…

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CHOKING DEATH RESULTS IN NURSING HOME FINE
CHOKING DEATH RESULTS IN NURSING HOME FINE 150 150 Dan Frith

Elderly nursing home patients often have difficulty swallowing. Technically, its called “dysphagia” and provides the resident with the sensation that food is stuck in the throat or upper chest. The causes are many and include blockages caused by cervical spine disease and tumors, to nerve and muscle problems.A good nursing…

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NURSING HOMES: WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO?
NURSING HOMES: WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO? 150 150 Dan Frith

As the readers of this blog know, Lauren and I spend a great deal of time representing nursing home residents, and their families, in civil lawsuits against nursing homes which provide poor, sometimes shocking, care.Once we get into the lawsuit and get to depose the Director of Nursing and Administrator…

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PREVENTING MALPRACTICE
PREVENTING MALPRACTICE 150 150 Dan Frith

I tell folks all the time – “the goods sir, is that you don’t have a malpractice case because you will get better.”Medical negligence cases aren’t fun. You don’t file them unless you are so damaged by a mistake, that you cannot recover.I would like to prevent all medical malpractice…

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DEEP THROAT TO DIVULGE HEALTH INSURER’S TRICKS
DEEP THROAT TO DIVULGE HEALTH INSURER’S TRICKS 150 150 Dan Frith

Remember Watergate and the down fall of President Richard Nixon? Well, this might not be quite as good but it is going to be interesting!For nearly 20 years, Wendell Potter, 57, had a six-figure job inside the health insurance industry, most recently as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the…

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IMPORTANT COURT DECISION ON FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND NON-COMPETES
IMPORTANT COURT DECISION ON FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND NON-COMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith

The U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia just issued an important ruling on the effects of non-compete/non-solicitation agreements on financial advisors who are regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or “FINRA.” The case is Bank of America Investments Services, Inc. v. Michael Byrd and Gregory Harris. Byrd and Harris…

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VIRGINIA…ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES….AND MEDICIAD
VIRGINIA…ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES….AND MEDICIAD 150 150 Dan Frith

The Roanoke Times published an article today (from the Washington Post) titled, “107 Year Old Man Outlives His Savings-Again.” The article is about Larry Haubner, a healthy 107 year old living in the Greenfield Assisted Living facility near Washington, DC. Larry’s problem is that he has no family and no…

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