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POOR GRADES FOR ROANOKE AREA NURSING HOMES
POOR GRADES FOR ROANOKE AREA NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith

The report card is out and things don’t look very good for nursing homes in Western Virginia. A new national study finds that such problems are not uncommon. Inspectors cited 94 percent of nursing homes last year for federal health and safety standards, the Department of Health and Human Services…

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INVESTMENT ADVISORS AND NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS
INVESTMENT ADVISORS AND NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Dan Frith

The news from Wall Street has been anything but upbeat! Merrill Lynch & Company is sold to Bank of America, AIG faced a liquidity crisis following the downgrade of its credit rating. The Federal Reserve loaned money to AIG to prevent the company’s collapse. Lehman Brothers, a global financial services…

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MORE BAD NEWS ABOUT NURSING HOMES
MORE BAD NEWS ABOUT NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith

Hey America, how do you like this news? The Washington Post reports that more than 90 percent of U.S. nursing homes were cited for violating federal care standards in each of the past three years, according to the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services. For-profit facilities…

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CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL IN THE NEWS AGAIN
CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL IN THE NEWS AGAIN 150 150 Dan Frith

Folks in Southwest Virginia were treated to a new story on the level of care provided by our region’s largest healthcare provider, the Carilion Health System! The Roanoke Times article entitled, “Carilion Scolded for Gaps in Safety,” doesn’t paint a pretty picture. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is…

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BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES WITHOUT ENOUGH NURSES!
BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES WITHOUT ENOUGH NURSES! 150 150 Dan Frith

Here it is again…another example of what happens when nursing homes put profits ahead of caring for people.Doris Wolfe stayed at Spring Creek Healthcare Center (Colorado) for 17 days to rehabilitate following back surgery. Unfortunately, she broke her ankle the day she was supposed to be sent home. According to…

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WHAT HAPPENS TO MERRILL LYNCH BROKERS AND OTHERS?
WHAT HAPPENS TO MERRILL LYNCH BROKERS AND OTHERS? 150 150 Dan Frith

The financial news could not be much worse! Bears Stearn died several months ago and now Lehman Brothers has run to the bankruptcy court for help. AIG is on life support!This is truly a difficult time for America’s foremost financial institutions but the people I feel sorry for are the…

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SELECTING A NURSING HOME
SELECTING A NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith

My local newspaper, The Roanoke Times, recently published an article by Dr. Michael Camardi, an internal medicine doctor who spends a large portion of his professional time treating elderly patients in our area. The article (“Include the Patient When Selecting a Nursing Home“) starts out describing a family at wit’s…

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NON-COMPETES, EMAILS, AND COMPUTERS
NON-COMPETES, EMAILS, AND COMPUTERS 150 150 Dan Frith

I know the title of today’s blog seems disconnected…but its not!Smart employees, who have signed a noncompete agreement, seek legal counsel BEFORE they consider leaving their current job to work for a competitor. These clients hear the same advice from us every time: DO NOT USE COMPANY COMPUTERS OR EMAIL…

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WEST VIRGINIA NURSING HOME FACES LAWSUIT
WEST VIRGINIA NURSING HOME FACES LAWSUIT 150 150 Dan Frith

Why can’t nursing homes take good care of our family members? The corporations which own these facilities are making plenty of money. Is there a good reason why they cannot spend some of that money on patient care?The latest sign of the times comes from West Virginia. The estate of…

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FEDERAL COURT IN VIRGINIA FOLLOWS KENTUCKY LAW
FEDERAL COURT IN VIRGINIA FOLLOWS KENTUCKY LAW 150 150 Dan Frith

The United States District Court in Norfolk handed down an interesting decision this week in Senture, LLC v. Dietrich and Swider. The case is only in the early stages of litigation but some pretty novel arguments were made and ruled upon by the court.Dietrich and Swider were employees of Senture,…

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