Lauren Ellerman

I watch the FDA closely, but have a vested interest in drugs approved for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, Michelle Obama and I have something in common – a parent with MS. So I was interested in today’s Wall Street Journal which reports Biogen will be working with the…

A federal Law suit was filed against a Virginia Nursing Home, New Market Nursing Care, alleging the nursing home was negligent in their care of Kenneth E Huffman.Plaintiff alleges that “the Defendant’s agents and employees deviated from the standard of care by failing to prevent avoidable skin breakdown, by failing…

Airborne Coughs Up Millions to Settle Suit Check out this article in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/14/AR2008081403142.htmlBy Annys ShinWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 15, 2008; Page D01Over the past decade, millions of consumers, including Oprah, have come to swear by Airborne — fizzy orange tablets containing vitamins, herbs and minerals…

A great new website and resource for Virginia debuted this week. VIRGINIA EASY ACCESS – a partnership between 2-1-1 Virginia (public service information source), Senior Navigator (Senior resource) and the Commonwealth.It has great information – is organized clearly and simply – and appears to be a wonderful resource.I would direct…

We frequently get calls from worried families – “Can they make my Mom leave the nursing home for not paying?” My response is always, “YES – under Virginia law, they can do that.”According to a recent article by the WallStreet Journal, nursing homes are bending the rules when evicting residents.…

I am saddened to say it happened again.An 84 year old man was molested by a hospice care giver in March of 2007 – his wife walked in on the male hospice care giver, attempting to perform oral sex on her husband.Settlement was reached.We see these case far to often…

According to federal statistics, in the last ten years, the average wait time in an ER has gone from 38 minutes, to over an hour.Why? It seems like a simple supply and demand issue. More people rely on emergency health care for their primary health care, and there are fewer…

Many weeks ago we blogged about a wonderful alternative to nursing homes – a place where dignity is respected in small group living environments. Here is a great plug