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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF HILLSVILLE, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF HILLSVILLE, VIRGINIA?

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include: * Trinity Mission Health and Rehab – Hillsville, VA…

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FREE BOOK ON VIRGINIA NON-C0MPETE LAW 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FREE BOOK ON VIRGINIA NON-C0MPETE LAW

We are happy to announce the completion of our new book, “How to Beat your Virginia Non-Compete.” As the readers of this blog know, Lauren and I spend a great deal of our time representing employees faced with illegal and unfair non-compete and non-solicitation employment agreements. This book pulls together, in a very readable manner,…

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WHAT IS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT IS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY?

The short answer is a residential facility that provides personal and health care services, 24-hour supervision, and assistance for the maintenance or care of four or more adults who are aged, infirm, or disabled and who are cared for in a primarily residential setting. Facilities may be licensed to provide two levels of care: residential…

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WANT TO SURVIVE YOUR TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL? BUY THIS BOOK 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WANT TO SURVIVE YOUR TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL? BUY THIS BOOK

I’ve just read a great book and want to share it with the readers of this blog. At the outset let me state that I do not know the author Martine Ehrenclou, never met her, and have no financial stake in the sale of her book. The book is entitled, “Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital…

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DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A TOP 50 HOSPITAL? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A TOP 50 HOSPITAL?

Healthgrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals. This organization recently published a list of the “Top 50 hospitals in America“. These hospitals have been recognized for their consistent clinical excellence and represent the highest scoring of the nation’s…

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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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