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OHIO NURSING HOME RAPE CHARGE GOES TO GRAND JURY 150 150 Dan Frith

OHIO NURSING HOME RAPE CHARGE GOES TO GRAND JURY

Rape is a terrible crime under any circumstances but when an elderly nursing home resident is the victim…it is even worse! How can one human being be so evil as to take sexual advantage of an elderly and infirm person? It is the worst type of elder abuse! Well, this very crime is alleged to…

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HOW DOES YOUR STATE HANDLE NURSING HOME COMPLAINTS? 150 150 Dan Frith

HOW DOES YOUR STATE HANDLE NURSING HOME COMPLAINTS?

I live in Virginia and our state does a fairly good job investigating complaints of neglect and abuse in Virginia nursing homes. I do believe the office which investigates these complaints is under-staffed and over-worked but acknowledge they do the best they can. While Virginia may get a passing grade for taking complaints seriously and…

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HAND WASHING STILL A MUST 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HAND WASHING STILL A MUST

We had a series of cases last year, regarding infection and handwashing. The argument was – “we couldn’t have spread the infection to the patients, we use anti-bacteria hand sanitizer after every patient contact.” My response was – “yah – right.” Well, this morning, my response can be “So what?” Hand gels alone may not…

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ANOTHER RECALL 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ANOTHER RECALL

Told you – recalls everywhere! Syringe Recall:FDA has announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT, Inc. under the brand names Sierra Pre-filled, Inc. and B. Braun. Two lots have been found to be contaminated with Serratia marcescens, a bacterium that can cause serious injury…

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RECALLS EVERYWHERE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RECALLS EVERYWHERE

One glance at the Wall Street Journal yesterday – recalls, recalls, recalls. Johnson & Johnson recalls a catheter; Baxter, drug company, recalls their anti-coagulation shot, Heparin over allergic reactions; Merck is denied application to sell their new “Mevacor” over the counter…. There is a lesson here. Medicine is not exact. Drugs are not perfect. Medications…

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Our friend, Tom Farrell 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Our friend, Tom Farrell

Yesterday we were deeply saddened when we learned our friend Tom Farrell, was killed. Dan and I are plaintiff lawyers, Tom is a defense lawyer – this combination in Roanoke guarantees you will have cases against one-another, and we did. Tom was always kind, maintained a good sense of humor – and was always thankful…

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WEST VIRGINIA MAN SUFFERS MULTIPLE INJURIES IN NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith

WEST VIRGINIA MAN SUFFERS MULTIPLE INJURIES IN NURSING HOME

Clarence Brown was a resident of Marmet Health Care Center from April 27of 1996 to May of 2007. Clayton Brown claims that while in the care of the facility Clarence Brown suffered several personal injuries and damages. Brown was admitted to Marmet Health Care Center in 1996 at the age of 46 because he suffered…

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WALL STREET JOURNAL BLOG – GOOD POINT! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WALL STREET JOURNAL BLOG – GOOD POINT!

The WallStreet Journal Health Blog has a great point “The presidential candidates are fighting over who would do the most to increase the number of Americans with health insurance and expand access to care, BUT “their plans don’t ensure that there will be enough doctors and nurses will treat all those new patients, argues a…

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SAD NURSING HOME STORIES CAPTURED BY BLOGGERS 150 150 Dan Frith

SAD NURSING HOME STORIES CAPTURED BY BLOGGERS

As our readers are aware, at this blog we post comments and articles on issues and topics of interest to American consumers of health care. We also spend a great deal of time reading other blogs which focus on the state of health care in America. Recently, we ran across two blog posts on appalling…

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EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS AND NON-COMPETE RESTRICTIONS 150 150 Dan Frith

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS AND NON-COMPETE RESTRICTIONS

Virginia recognizes and enforces non-compete and non-disclosure clauses contained in employment agreements under certain specific situations. The non-compete must be reasonable in geographical scope and length of time. To be valid and enforceable, the non-compete must be designed to protect a legitimate business interest of the employer and not unfairly restrict the ability of the…

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PRESSURE ULCERS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PRESSURE ULCERS

Sadly, we review more than a few pressure ulcer cases each year. A pressure ulcer is essentially a bedsore that can develop because too much pressure is placed on the skin. Often pressure ulcers form on heels, sacrums (buttocks) and other areas that non-walking long term care residents sit for hours. Family by law –…

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RETAIL HEALTH CLINICS: A NECESSITY IN TODAY’S WORLD 150 150 Dan Frith

RETAIL HEALTH CLINICS: A NECESSITY IN TODAY’S WORLD

There was a letter to the editor in the Roanoke Times newspaper several days ago about “retail health clinics.” For those readers unfamiliar with the term, it basically means a nurse or physician’s assistant working in a retail store and seeing/treating patients with minor medical problems. The author of that letter, Dr. Mark Schleupner, correctly…

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