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MEDICATION ERRORS AND THE ELDERLY

MEDICATION ERRORS AND THE ELDERLY 150 150 Dan Frith

The toxic effects of medications and drug-related problems can have profound safety consequences for older adults. One source estimates that 30% of hospital admissions in elderly patients may be linked to drug-related problems or drug toxic effects. A 1997 study of adverse drug events (ADE) found that 35% of ambulatory…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF BEDFORD, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF BEDFORD, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES IN MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES IN MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The answer is provided by a new “5-Star Quality Rating System” provided by Medicare. The Five-Star System was created to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and help identify areas about which you may want to ask questions.The nursing homes receiving the best ratings include:Clinch…

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I GOT FIRED….MY NON-COMPETE CANNOT APPLY TO ME!

I GOT FIRED….MY NON-COMPETE CANNOT APPLY TO ME! 150 150 Dan Frith

We get this comment fairly regularly. Folks are treated unfairly by their employer, fired from their job, and then reminded as they walk out the door that they cannot go work for a competitor due to their non-compete contract.Sounds unfair doesn’t it? It is unfair. Is is also usually true.In…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA?

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot…

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DOCTOR OPERATES ON WRONG SIDE OF PATIENT’S MOUTH

DOCTOR OPERATES ON WRONG SIDE OF PATIENT’S MOUTH 150 150 Dan Frith

No…I am not making up this story. Officials at a Providence, Rhode Island hospital have reported an oral surgeon began operating on the wrong part of a patient’s mouth this week before discovering the error. It’s the fifth wrong-site surgery in the last two years in the Lifespan hospital chain.…

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