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There is a federal law that basically prohibits attorneys from telling families how to prepare for Medicaid. Medicaid in most states, is a state-sponsored program that provides health coverage for those without assets… The catch 22 is that nursing homes are so expensive, that almsot everyone who enters private pay, will spend all their hard…

Beth Macy wrote an eye-opening article in yesterday’s Roanoke Times newspaper. Her findings: Virginia ranks 47th in the nation in Medicaid funding of home care. Unlike states that have tried to shift funding toward home care and away from nursing homes, Virginia spends just 27 percent of its Medicaid budget on home health and personal…

For most people, home is a haven and a refuge from the rest of the world. However, your home can also be the most dangerous place you go. I’m talking about lead, mostly lead dust, from the paint on your pre-1978 house’s walls and windows. Lead-based paint was banned in 1978 by the Consumer Product…

Palmyra Health Care Center in Clarksville, Tennessee has until April 25 to submit a plan of correction on multiple safety violations and the Tennessee Department of Health has suspended new admissions to the nursing home. Why? Because eighteen deficiencies — four of which were deemed as immediate jeopardy — were discovered during a complaint investigation…

Our clients often ask why the opposing lawyers are reviewing each page of their medical records – some of the records are over 10 years old and are not related to the case. Here is what they are looking for: 1. Past medical conditions and symptoms similar to those currently being claimed to have resulted…

I was at an event this week when conversation turned to a local, large, “non-profit” hospital. A Friend told me he suffered a post-surgical hematoma, he knew what it was, and went to the local ER for treatment. Two hours into the treatment, when he had not yet been seen by a triage nurse, or…

Heard of Eli Lilly? That huge pharmaceutical company? Bad news – they expect to take an accounting charge in the 2nd quarter this year (according to the Wallstreet Journal) and are therefore planning on staff reduction of 500. Sad I think. Staff reduction of 500 manufacturing jobs in Indianapolis, before you reduce your marketing budget?

I will begin by stating my office is entirely Hokies (but for me)….. and on this day last year, I witnessed my close friends and colleagues experience a terrible loss. No one in our community remains untouched by this tragedy, but as we specialize in wrongful death law suits, we have a very unique perspective…

Today’s post will take a slight detour. I want to talk about how people find out what is going on in the world. Where we get our news shapes and forms our opinons. Many of my friends get most, if not all, of their news from Fox. I worry about those people…. In my opinion,…

Lead paint can ruin the lives of young people and this fact has been known to paint manufacturers and landlords for years! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned us about these dangers but, unfortunately some people just look the other way in an attempt to avoid responsibility. I am happy to report that a…