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PRESSURE SORES AND NUTRITION THERAPY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PRESSURE SORES AND NUTRITION THERAPY

Whether they are called pressure sores, bed sores, or decubitus ulcers…they are all the same. These horrible wounds are painful and often deadly when they become infected. Estimates indicate that somewhere between 1 and 3 million Americans will suffer from painful pressure sores each year. Most bed sores can be prevented if the resident is…

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VIRUS SICKENS RESIDENTS IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRUS SICKENS RESIDENTS IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

An outbreak of some kind of illness (norovirus) has prompted one floor of the Emeritus at Crossing Point assisted living facility to shut down while the County Health Department investigates. At least 16 residents have become sick, including some who were hospitalized. The residents complained of having gastrointestinal problems, such as diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea.…

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COST OF DEFENDING YOUR NON COMPETE IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

COST OF DEFENDING YOUR NON COMPETE IN VIRGINIA

Current salary $100,000 Offer to change jobsand breach your non compete $150,000 Hourly rate for non competeattorney $175 (that’s me) Cost of defending litigation as towhether you breached your non-compete $20,000 – $30,000 (easy) Price of not facing litigation PRICELESS I am well aware that encouraging people (1) not to breach their non-compete agreements and…

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WII DONATION TO VA MEDICAL CENTER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WII DONATION TO VA MEDICAL CENTER

Yesterday, Frith Law Firm joined hundreds of trial attorneys across the country in giving back. We gave the Veterans Medical Center in Salem, a Wii gaming system. Why the Wiii? The Wii was selected because of a recent trend in rehabilitation toward a new treatment technique known as “Wiihab.” Wiihab makes use of the gaming…

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WHY THE PHARMECEUTICAL LOBBY IS A PROBLEM 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHY THE PHARMECEUTICAL LOBBY IS A PROBLEM

My local paper this morning had the following headline: Area doctors paid by Eli LillySeveral Roanoke health care providers have received payments from the drug maker this year.By Sarah Bruyn Jones It’s no big deal that local docs accepted $60,562.50 in the first three months of the year, is it? Well, Eli Lilly will say…

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NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES DO A BETTER JOB 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES DO A BETTER JOB

This story should not surprise anyone. A nursing home focused on resident care and not just making money will usually provide the best care. Canadian researchers (at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) have concluded that non-profit nursing homes provide better care than for-profit facilities after reviewing the results of 82 studies from 1965 to 2003.…

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VALUE OF YOUR BOOK OF BUSINESS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VALUE OF YOUR BOOK OF BUSINESS

Some professionals call their client list a “book of business.” A law firm, accounting firm, skilled workers like plumbers and electricians, have loyal customers. These customers may follow this professional wherever they go. We often see in our non compete work, that an employee is hired away from company #1, and given a great opportunity…

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FAMILIES OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ON GUARD 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FAMILIES OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ON GUARD

The title to today’s post is not mine…it is the title of a letter to the editor of the Virginia News Leader in Staunton, Virginia. The letter starts out as follows: In light of the recent allegations of a molestation of a 97-year-old woman at Living Waters Assisted Living in Fishersville, I feel compelled to…

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NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
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NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME

This is sad and outrageous. Imagine wrestling with the decision to place mom or dad in a nursing home. You want to take care of them yourself but with your job demands and kids, its impossible. So, you look around for a clean, well-run nursing home that is located close enough to visit on a…

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BANK OF AMERICA SUING OVER NON-COMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

BANK OF AMERICA SUING OVER NON-COMPETES

As if banks were losing enough money….here is a story about Bank of America (BoA) suing several ex-employees for violations of their non-compete contracts. The suit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. BoA accuses “certain of the individual defendants”, now employed by UMB Financial Corp., of sending direct-mail…

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CHOKING DEATH RESULTS IN NURSING HOME FINE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CHOKING DEATH RESULTS IN NURSING HOME FINE

Elderly nursing home patients often have difficulty swallowing. Technically, its called “dysphagia” and provides the resident with the sensation that food is stuck in the throat or upper chest. The causes are many and include blockages caused by cervical spine disease and tumors, to nerve and muscle problems. A good nursing home will assess new…

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GREAT MEDICAL BLOGS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREAT MEDICAL BLOGS

Want to join the conversation about medical issues in the United States? Best way to do that is to stay connected. I recommend the following sites to stay up to date: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/ http://www.codeblog.com/ Enjoy these… and stay tuned.

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