Lauren Ellerman

I hate to read this – but again, elderly person with cognitive problems elopes from Nursing Home and dies. According to the Chicago Tribune, however, the employee that ignored the alarm indicating the resident had eloped, has been charged: An Itasca nursing home employee watched three straight episodes of “Dog…

March 4, 2009The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Vermont woman can sue Wyeth for injuries she suffered after receiving one of the drug maker’s medicines. The ruling affirms an opinion by the Vermont Supreme Court, which upheld a $6.7 million verdict in favor of Diana Levine, who lost an…

There is an article in McKnight’s today: Another bill that would prohibit pre-admission arbitration clauses panned by nursing home operatorsMarch 02 2009U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) on Friday re-introduced a bill that would prohibit nursing home and assisted living operators from including pre-dispute arbitration clauses in their admissions contracts. Providers…

Let me guess… Someone just told your family that (1) nursing home is $6000 a month; (2) you have to spend your own money before you can qualify for Medicaid; (3) if you spend your Money incorerctly, you may not qualify for Medicaid.WELL – HERE IS MY ADVICE. Find a…

Dan wrote an article yesterday on the last minute Bush Administration change that made nursing home federal investigators “employees” such that they cannot testify in civil suits.Think Dan was making it up? Watch this.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a…

I am tired this morning – for one reason. I stayed up to watch the OSCARS. For an East Coast girl on a Sunday night, this requires dedication.I cheered for my favorite movies, actors etc – and over the course of the evening, I became obsessed with something not connected…