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HOSPITAL HEALTHLINE OPERATORS 150 150 Dan Frith

HOSPITAL HEALTHLINE OPERATORS

You have seen the bill boards haven’t you? You know…the ones which read “Need a Doctor and Don’t Know Who to Call”…or “Need a Medical Specialist, We Can Help?” These bill boards are put up by your local hospitals and, while trying to give the appearance of helping the consumers of medical care, are really…

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PLEASE DON’T WAIT TO PLAN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PLEASE DON’T WAIT TO PLAN

Most families have to make nursing home decisions when something tragic has already occurred – a fall, a stroke, dementia diagnosis, etc. What if all the 65 years olds in Virginia (1) made a will; (2) appointed a health care power of attorney; (3) consulted with a financial planner re: how to pay for long…

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150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Article in today’s Washington PostSunrise Chief to Step Down as Chairman Sunrise Senior Living chief executive Paul J. Klaassen is stepping down as chairman, one of several governance changes announced yesterday, two years after the company disclosed accounting irregularities and came under fire for management practices.Sunrise, of McLean, also said it risked being delisted from…

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One-Third of Seniors Have Mental Decline 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

One-Third of Seniors Have Mental Decline

Article in Today’s Washington Post: By Rob Stein, reports on a new study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, that “More than 5 million elderly people have a hard time remembering things, sorting through daily decisions and even sometimes knowing what day it is, according to the first national estimate of how commonly the…

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CASE REPORT: PERMANENT INJUCTIVE RELIEF 150 150 Dan Frith

CASE REPORT: PERMANENT INJUCTIVE RELIEF

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond) recently handed down an important decision in Western Insulation, LP v. Hal Moore and Melanie Moore (January 22, 2008). The case arose out of the defendants’ sale of an insulation business to the plaintiff. In connection with the sale, the defendants entered into a…

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HOW DO WE CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY? 150 150 Dan Frith

HOW DO WE CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY?

The answer to this question tells us much about our society. Do we recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by our parents and grandparents by providing the best possible care? Or, do we just barely provide the basics and “let the chips fall where they may”? My local newspaper, The Roanoke Times, is writing a…

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ELDER-CARE – GROWING BUSINESS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ELDER-CARE – GROWING BUSINESS

Our local paper, the Roanoke Times, is doing a series of articles, interviews on our local aging population – services needed, how families cope etc. One cause for concern, is that our aging population is much higher than most other Virginia Cities – equal (in percentage) to Miami or St. Pete Fla. I have enjoyed…

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DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT OHIO NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith

DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT OHIO NURSING HOME

Can you believe this report from Cincinnati, Ohio? Police Capt. Kimberly Frey found “fleas, flies and filth” at the nursing home and fellow officers agreed the conditions were worse than any crack house they had ever seen. Officials served an administrative search warrant at the Westside Health Care Nursing Home and the Terrace Independent &…

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AWARENESS DURING SURGERY 150 150 Dan Frith

AWARENESS DURING SURGERY

More than 21 million patients in North America receive general anesthesia each year, and thanks to increasing knowledge and sophisticated technology, the vast majority of anesthetic procedures are uneventful. However, a rare but serious adverse event is the explicit recall of sensory perceptions during general anesthesia, termed “awareness” or “intraoperative awareness.”The New England Journal of…

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LAWSUITS IMPROVE NURSING HOME CARE 150 150 Dan Frith

LAWSUITS IMPROVE NURSING HOME CARE

Okay, you first reaction is sure…the title is just more “spin” by a plaintiff’s medical malpractice and nursing home abuse lawyer. You are half right! I am a trial lawyer who represents the victims of medical malpractice and nursing home abuse and neglect…but the title to today’s blog comes from a nurse who works for…

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Grieved Parents turn to activism 150 150 Dan Frith

Grieved Parents turn to activism

In Sunday’s Paper, an article appeared about a young couple in Gainesville Florida, who lost their son due to medical negligence. The Ferrero family took their precious 3-year-old son Sebastian in for a medical exam last October – tragically, two days later he was dead, killed by a series of medical errors that began with…

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GREAT NEWS – NURSING HOME EARNS $450 MILLION In 2007 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREAT NEWS – NURSING HOME EARNS $450 MILLION In 2007

I wish this were a joke… Nursing Home Operator Sun Beats ExpectationsBy Vita ReedOrange County Business Journal Staff Nursing home and medical staffing company Sun Healthcare Group Inc. of Irvine California reported a fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations that beat analysts’ expectations. The Irvine-based health services company, which has nursing home, rehabilitation, hospice and medical…

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