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SUSPECT ELDER ABUSE? TAKE ACTION NOW 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SUSPECT ELDER ABUSE? TAKE ACTION NOW

We hear from families all of the time that they suspected their loved one was being neglected or abused in a nursing home…but they failed to take action until it was too late. Do you have a loved one living in a Virginia nursing home and suspect they are getting poor or substandard care? If…

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WHAT ADVICE LAWYERS ARE GIVING TO YOUR EMPLOYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT ADVICE LAWYERS ARE GIVING TO YOUR EMPLOYER

We subscribe to many publications – including a local one written for the Business community in our region. In a recent article, an attorney who primarily advises employers in employment situations gave the following advice when employees leave: (Yes – I am paraphrasing)– Contact the IT department to find out whether that employee has downloaded…

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STARTING A NEW BUSINESS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

STARTING A NEW BUSINESS

By all accounts, this bad economy is a good time to start a new business. Maybe not leave your job to go solo – but file the paperwork with the state, form an LLC – “plan ahead.” There may be a problem with being so organized thought. Do you have a non-compete? Do you work…

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VIOLENCE IN NURSING HOMES ON THE RISE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIOLENCE IN NURSING HOMES ON THE RISE

Sad…but true! Criminal offenders and mentally ill residents are fueling an increase in patient-to-patient assaults at nursing homes. In a recent survey, Wes Bledsoe, founder of A Perfect Cause, a nonprofit nursing home residents’ advocacy group in Oklahoma, found 1,600 registered sex offenders in nursing homes.The organization has also documented more than 60 rapes, murders…

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ARE YOU AT RISK FOR BLOOD CLOTS? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ARE YOU AT RISK FOR BLOOD CLOTS?

Yesterday, I wrote a blog on the dangers of blood clots and what good hospitals are doing to reduce the risk of death for surgical patients who encounter blood clots. Today, I provide a list of factors which may place a surgical patient at risk for developing blood clots. The risks include: 1. Recent elective…

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KILLER BLOOD CLOTS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

KILLER BLOOD CLOTS

Blood clots…deep vein thrombosis (dvt)…pulmonary embolism….whatever you call them…they are life-threatening…especially if you are in the hospital recovering from surgery. Clots kill some 200,000 hospital patients per year. The hospitals which provide the best care are taking steps to reduce the risk of dying from blood clots. Steps which include: 1. Screening patients for potential…

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DISCHARGE TOO SOON 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DISCHARGE TOO SOON

Our local paper is writing less articles themselves, and printing more AP articles. Bad news is we read very little about local issues, good news is we are more plugged in to national issues. Like this one – 1 in 5 Medicare patients rehospitalized in a month; study says patients get too little advice Associated…

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SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR SURGERY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR SURGERY

It has been estimated that 234 million surgeries are performed (globally) every year. Unfortunately, preventable surgical complications are way too common for those procedures. A report published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found the death rate from preventable surgical complications to be 1.5 patients out of every 100. The non-fatal, inpatient surgical…

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ARE NON-COMPETES ENFORCEABLE IF YOU ARE FIRED? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ARE NON-COMPETES ENFORCEABLE IF YOU ARE FIRED?

We get this question a lot. The client signs a non-compete agreement when hired 4 years ago and then is terminated by the employer. It doesn’t matter if you were “fired” or “furloughed” or “terminated” or what ever you want to call it….the legality and enforceability of the non-compete is usually not effected. In determining…

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NON-COMPETES AND DUNDER-MIFFLIN 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NON-COMPETES AND DUNDER-MIFFLIN

I am addicted to watching Michael Scott run the paper products company, Dunder-Mifflin, in the CBS show, Office. If you missed the most recent show, Michael Scott has been “let go” from his job at Dunder-Mifflin and has plans to start the Michael Scott Paper Company. My misgivings as to whether Michael can actually run…

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KUDOS TO THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

KUDOS TO THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

I think the state of medical care provided by nursing homes is abysmal! There are too many bed sores, too many falls, too many malnourished and dehydrated residents. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is trying something new to encourage better care. CMS announced last week a new demonstration project to test…

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FOOT HEALTH AND AMPUTATIONS IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FOOT HEALTH AND AMPUTATIONS IN NURSING HOMES

It happens way too frequently. An elderly nursing home resident with poor circulation and diabetes receives poor care at the nursing home and ends up losing a foot…or worse a leg. Why does it happen? It happens because “at risk” patients don’t receive a thorough assessment and an individualized preventive care plan. Foot health and…

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