Dan Frith

I don’t make these things up…though it is hard to believe these types of stories are true!An assisted living home in Sumner, Washington is trying to evict a 99-year-old resident who has exhausted her life savings and now depends on Medicaid. Cordelia Robertson has lived at Franklin House for 10…

The Virginia General Assembly has done very little to protect the health and safety of its elderly. For example, advocacy groups have pushed for years to get Virginia to establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. It is without question that the best care can only be provided when the…

I always pull for the underdog! I am suspicious of Big Business and those who work to make sure Big Business avoids accountability!Take the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision (Riegel v. Medtronic) on preemption – the concept that federal law controls over applicable state law – should concern us all.…

You may have never heard of it but we often see this (until now) undocumented condition. When does Surviving Spouse Syndrome occur? When one spouse dies leaving the surviving spouse to fend for themselves. What happens to the surviving spouse who develops this “syndrome”? Their health declines quickly and they…

What often happens to the nursing home resident who falls? They break a bone in their leg or arm or hip. Not all residents end up with bone fractures when they fall. Is there a way to determine which of these residents are at “increased risk” of bone fractures? The…

Many of the elderly in America’s nursing homes are taking a long list of medications…for conditions like hypertension, elevated blood sugars, pain control, blood thinners and the list goes on and on and on…The one type of drug which may be given for reasons other than a medical need are…