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Nurses, are the cornerstone of American healthcare. And this is not only my opinion, but look at any long term care facility, hospital or doctor’s office and you will have to agree. Most of the healthcare provided today, is by nurses. So why aren’t they paid more? Why aren’t more hired to help at nursing…

We hear all the time in our nursing home abuse cases that the facility just doesn’t make enough money to hire a sufficient number of nurses to properly care for the residents. The owners argue that most of their residents are Medicaid beneficiaries and Medicaid just doesn’t pay enough to really provide good care. This…

We place our loved ones in a nursing home in order that they may be safe and receive needed medical care. Well, how about this report from West Virginia? Police said a mentally handicapped woman was sexually assaulted inside a Moundsville nursing home. Moundsville police say Roy Reed Sheldon (22) sexually assaulted a 57-year-old mentally…

I spent a few hours yesterday researching “elopement” cases in long term care facilities…. Yes, I mean accidents that occur when a resident leaves the facility, unattended. Many long term care residents are in good physical shape, such that they can walk and ambulate without assistance. If your loved one is a known wanderer (meaning,…

It is a sad state of the world, when states have to create laws that prohibit abusing an elderly patient of a long term care facility… but because abuse happens, states have responded. Today I read a published case from Missouri where the Court held a nursing home administrator yelling at a resident in public,…

Haldol is a drug used to reduce the symptoms of mental disorders such as schizophrenia. It is also prescribed to control tics (uncontrolled muscle contractions of face, arms, or shoulders) and the unintended utterances that mark Tourette’s syndrome. In addition, it is used in short-term treatment of children with severe behavior problems, including hyperactivity and…

I have always believed that Virginia’s Birth Injury Law is a bad idea. The process is cumbersome and many infants who should receive medical assistance are rejected. On top of being a bad law…it has been woefully under-funded. The program is $128.9 million short of cash needed to provide lifetime care for current children and…

Advocates tell of failures at Atria Senior LivingCompany operates senior facility in SalisburyBusiness Wire“As the assisted living industry celebrates National Assisted Living Week (Sept. 9 – 15), the Campaign to Improve Assisted Living and SEIU Healthcare are reminding the public that all is not well in the country’s assisted living facilities. The Campaign is calling…

I know you may not think that the “arbitration clause” portion of a health care contract is a big deal… but if that health care provider has caused pain/suffering to a loved one, then the arbitration clause becomes a HUGE BIG DEAL. The hospital/nursing home can sue you in the local trial court if you…

David Barton Smith of Temple University in Philadelphia recently published the results of his study of U.S. government data on 1.5 million patients in 14,374 nursing homes in 2000, covering close to 90 percent of all nursing homes and residents. His conclusion is that elderly and ill blacks in the United States are more likely…