Dan Frith

Palmyra Health Care Center in Clarksville, Tennessee has until April 25 to submit a plan of correction on multiple safety violations and the Tennessee Department of Health has suspended new admissions to the nursing home. Why? Because eighteen deficiencies — four of which were deemed as immediate jeopardy — were…

Our clients often ask why the opposing lawyers are reviewing each page of their medical records – some of the records are over 10 years old and are not related to the case. Here is what they are looking for: 1. Past medical conditions and symptoms similar to those currently…

Today’s post will take a slight detour. I want to talk about how people find out what is going on in the world. Where we get our news shapes and forms our opinons. Many of my friends get most, if not all, of their news from Fox. I worry about…

Lead paint can ruin the lives of young people and this fact has been known to paint manufacturers and landlords for years! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned us about these dangers but, unfortunately some people just look the other way in an attempt to avoid responsibility.I am happy…

By now almost everyone knows that lead paint is extremely dangerous for infants and children. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children six years old and under are most at risk.Kudos to Jersey City, NJ! According to an…

Let me make my concession right up front. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, for the most part, provides the residents of Western Virginia with high-end medical care. Further, Carilion is the economic engine which drives Roanoke and the surrounding area. However, it is not a nonprofit hospital regardless of what members…

This sad story comes to us from Richmond, Virginia and was reported in today’s Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper. Wendy Reardon’s father, age 90, was admitted to a local nursing home for rehabilitation after shoulder surgery. Her father is blind and wears hearing aids in both ears. “I was told he…

The “frontline” care provider in nursing homes is the nursing staff. That staff is made up of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Aides. The problem is that nursing homes, in an attempt to decrease overhead and increase profits, have too few nurses taking care of too many…