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The nursing home industry in America is run by smart, very smart business people. They know that if they pay minimum salaries they can keep their costs down and profits up. They know that if they ask 3 nurses to do what 5 nurses are needed to do…they can keep their costs down and their…

Although today’s blog is not directly related to typical issues of Legal Medicine….we felt this was important news to share with the public! Today’s edition of the Roanoke Times reported on a lead paint poisoning case this firm recently filed in the Roanoke City Circuit Court. The lawsuit was filed on behalf on a 7…

I typically use this space to write about all that is wrong with healthcare in America….picking on doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and the pharmaceutical industry! Well…we are approaching the Holidays and I thought we should share this positive and exciting news about a new medication. Progenitorivox is the last medication you will ever need! Want…

Use of a new generation of antipsychotic drugs to control the behavior of dementia patients has surged in recent years, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s “black box” warning labels that these drugs can increase the risk of death for elderly dementia sufferers. About 30% of nursing-home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, according to the…

I usually defend the front line workers in nursing homes as they are often poorly paid and overworked! I also realize that working as a nurse or nurse aid in a nursing home is a stressful and often thankless job. However, when a nurse aid abuses a resident it gets me angry! In Virginia two…

Many health care provider contracts now contain language that states if a dispute arises between the health care provider, and the patient, all parties agree to arbitration.Well, that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? In my opinion, it is bad. Here is a brief summary of the differences between arbitration / mediation and trial. Arbitration…

The number of citations for putting patients in “immediate jeopardy” increased 22% from 2000 through 2006, according to the records from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which regulates nursing homes. Those citations are the most serious reprimand inspectors can issue and often follow cases in which patients were physically or sexually abused…

Beware! Federal health officials are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria. No deaths have been reported but 40 people in Illinois and Texas have been sickened. The syringes at issue are filled with heparin, a blood thinner, and are used by cancer patients at…

More outrageous depressing reports from our sister state of Tennessee. How about nursing homes where drug pushers sell to nursing home workers and residents? How about nursing homes where residents lie in their own feces for over 3 hours despite pushing the call bell for help? Well…in Tennessee it happens! Drug dealers frequented The Cornelia…

You remember Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, don’t you? Access to the justice system is a right we hold dear in the United States. What if you have a dispute with a landlord, credit card company, hospital or nursing home? You go to your local court house to file a claim. Well millions…

Pacific Coast Manor, in Santa Cruz, has been issued the most severe citation allowed by California law and fined $100,000 after a state investigation concluded inadequate care led to the death of a female resident at the nursing home. The California Department of Public Health concluded the nursing home failed to adequately monitor the woman…