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

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF WYTHEVILLE, 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: Westwood Center (Bluefield, VA) Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center (Dublin,…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF ROANOKE, 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: South Roanoke Nursing Home (Roanoke, VA) Brandon Oaks Nursing…

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MASSACHUSETTS CONSIDERS BANNING NONCOMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MASSACHUSETTS CONSIDERS BANNING NONCOMPETES

I’ve said here many times….noncompete employment contracts are bad the American economy and stifle innovation. Kudos to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whose legislature is considering passing a law which would eliminate noncompete provisions in employee contracts. My Question: When will the Virginia General Assembly see the light?

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NORFOLK VIRGINIA COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NORFOLK VIRGINIA COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEE

This noncompete decision comes to us fresh off the presses, WorkFlow Solutions v. Mike Lewis, decided by the Norfolk Circuit Court on December 12, 2008. In short, the court ruled that before an employee can be held to the requirements of a noncompete, the employee MUST HAVE signed and specific noncompete agreement. The fact the…

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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE

Did you doctor think your Lyme disease was cellulitis? Was multiple sclerosis mis-diagnosed as vision problem? Did the lab tell you your path report came back clean and you learned 6 months later it was dysplastic, pre-melanoma? These mistakes happen all the time. Sometimes, patients are harmed by the misdiagnosis. Sometimes, the mistake causes emotional…

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FLU OR SEPSIS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FLU OR SEPSIS?

I just read about a lawsuit in Minn where a man and wife both presented to the emergency room with flu like symptoms. Days later, the man came back, complaining of pain, decreased appetite, etc. Blood work was done and revealed the man had sepsis. Sepsis is often referred to as a blood stream infection.…

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WIDESPREAD NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS REPORTED 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WIDESPREAD NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS REPORTED

It doesn’t matter where you live or what nursing home you are talking about…most nursing homes provide substandard care. Don’t want to believe me…would you believe the Inspector General for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? A memo from the Inspector General for HHS to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

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EVEN IF YOU JUST NEED TO GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EVEN IF YOU JUST NEED TO GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST

I know this happens frequently because friends and family have asked me this question. “I am leaving my job and feel I should let all the employees know what really happened.” OK – I understand the psycological desire and emotional need to “get things off yoru chest,” or “set the record straight.” While you think…

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ELDER ABUSE SHOCKS MINN TOWN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ELDER ABUSE SHOCKS MINN TOWN

I wish I had not read this article this morning in the AP. I wish two young teenage employees of a Minnesota Nursing Home had not spat on a resident with dementia. I wish they didn’t think it was acceptable to cover the mouths of Alzheimer’s patients that were vocal, or poke residents when they…

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EMERGENCY ROOMS GET POOR GRADES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

EMERGENCY ROOMS GET POOR GRADES

America’s emergency rooms are disasters. Don’t take my word for it…take the word of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The annual report card by the ACEP gave the nation a D- grade for Americans’ access to emergency care, saying the emergency care system was “fraught with significant challenges and under more stress than…

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WATCH OUT FOR CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS WITH THAT NEW JOB 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WATCH OUT FOR CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS WITH THAT NEW JOB

Many employers are cutting their work force in response to the realities of the U.S. economy. Smart employees, aware of the economic problems facing their employers, are looking for better jobs in more secure industries and segments of the economy. In both situations, the employee looking for that new job better determine if she/he signed…

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TOO MANY DECUBITUS ULCERS! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TOO MANY DECUBITUS ULCERS!

I remember the first time I saw a picture of a decubitus ulcer…also called a pressure ucler or bed sore. The picture was horrible! A huge hole in a patient’s hip with black (dead) tissue surrounding it. Deep enough to put your fist into the wound! There is no excuse for patients having pressure uclers.…

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