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HOW MANY DIRECT CARE WORKERS DOES YOUR NURSING HOME HAVE? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOW MANY DIRECT CARE WORKERS DOES YOUR NURSING HOME HAVE?

You may be taken in by the beautiful cafeteria….or the flowers in the entrance lobby….or landscaping outside of the facility. But, the most important measure of a good nursing home is the number of hands-on, direct care workers (DCW). Don’t believe me? How about the Scan Foundation, an independent charitable foundation focused on the healthcare…

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BRISTOL, VIRGINIA NURSING HOME BACK IN THE NEWS 150 150 Dan Frith
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BRISTOL, VIRGINIA NURSING HOME BACK IN THE NEWS

…..and for all the wrong reasons! The Bristol Herald Courier previously reported on allegations of criminal assaults by a former employee of the National Healthcare Bristol (NHC) nursing home. The employee, James W. Wright, was charged on August 26 with the sexual battery of four patients. Complaints by former nursing aides and patients are the…

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MORE NEWS ON VIRGINIA’S LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES 150 150 Dan Frith
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MORE NEWS ON VIRGINIA’S LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

I posted an article yesterday about a short piece which appeared in the online version of the Norfolk Examiner. The story mentioned 3 nursing homes in the Roanoke Valley and what nice facilities they were. My blog shared the fact that each of these facilities received failing grades from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid…

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TRADE SECRETS: WHAT ARE THEY? 150 150 Dan Frith
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TRADE SECRETS: WHAT ARE THEY?

More and more frequently, when one of our clients gets sued over the alleged breach of a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement, the law firm representing the employer adds an allegation to the lawsuit claiming the employee “misappropriated trade secrets.” I thought I would share with our readers just what the heck is a “trade secret”…

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HEAD INJURY = DEMENTIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HEAD INJURY = DEMENTIA

A colleague of Dan and myself, Richard Serpe, practices injury law in the Norfolk Virginia area. Today, he shared the following story (read it yourself on Richrad’s website and blog here) Earlier this year, Boston University School of medicine researchers as reported by CNN and other news outlets found extensive brain damage in six deceased…

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NORFOLK NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON ROANOKE NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
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NORFOLK NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON ROANOKE NURSING HOMES

The Examiner.com, presumably the online edition of the Norfolk (Virginia)Examiner newspaper, had an interesting article yesterday on nursing homes in the Roanoke, VA area. The article was written by Cara Joyce. The article only mentioned three area nursing homes: Friendship Manor, Avante, and Carrington Place in Daleville. Why were these three nursing homes mentioned? Certainly…

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TO SIGN OR NOT TO SIGN, THAT IS THE QUESTION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

TO SIGN OR NOT TO SIGN, THAT IS THE QUESTION

Ok Shakespeare fans… Corporate litigation is not Hamlet (its actually much worse than what the Prince of Denmark was facing but I will save that for another post). The question Prince Hamlet poses however, “to be or not to be” applies to your job. How? Sign that noncompete, or don’t sign it? What are the…

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NCCNHR: HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF IT? 150 150 Dan Frith
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NCCNHR: HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF IT?

Its the time of year to give a plug for the best nursing home advocacy group in America, The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR). NCCNHR provides information on selecting a nursing home, resident’s rights, getting good care at a nursing home, family counsels, and on and on and on. NCCNHR’s web site…

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NURSING AIDE AT BRISTOL, VA NURSING HOME INDICTED 150 150 Dan Frith
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NURSING AIDE AT BRISTOL, VA NURSING HOME INDICTED

This is disturbing news. A grand jury has indicted James W. Wright (a nursing aide) on four counts of aggravated sexual battery following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. The alleged abuse took place at the National HealthCare (NHC) nursing home in Bristol, Virginia. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee based NHC Corp.,…

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NURSING HOME SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN SW VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN SW VIRGINIA

WATCH THIS By Michael Owens Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: August 28, 2009 BY MICHAEL L. OWENS and DANA WACHTER BRISTOL HERALD COURIER NEWS CHANNEL 11 Connects BRISTOL, Va. – The sexual assault allegations didn’t stop when nursing aide James W. Wright left the National HealthCare nursing home. Another complaint followed at the Brookdale…

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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA COURT DECISION A WARNING TO EMPLOYEES 150 150 Dan Frith
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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA COURT DECISION A WARNING TO EMPLOYEES

We are often asked, ” I didn’t sign a non-compete agreement with my company so can I start soliciting my employer’s customers and clients BEFORE I leave my job to start a competing business?” We try to explain that, regardless of whether you have signed a non-compete agreement with your employer, you owe a duty…

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HOSPITAL ERRORS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOSPITAL ERRORS

I have said it many times before… An apology goes a long way to prevent litigation. Now when I say it, no one believes me because I am a “tort lawyer” / “ambulance chaser” – you know the stereotype. But I am certain when the Wall Street Journal says apologies prevent litigation in medical malpractice…

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