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RESIDENT’S DEATH BRING SANCTIONS FOR MARYLAND NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
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RESIDENT’S DEATH BRING SANCTIONS FOR MARYLAND NURSING HOME

Here is another sad report of a nursing home elopement. Milford Manor Nursing Home, located in Pikesville, Maryland, has been fined $65,000 and barred from training nurse’s aides for two years following the disappearance and death of an 82-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. The resident, Semen Binder, walked away unnoticed on the evening of July 7. Searchers…

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A NEW NURSING HOME FOR PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
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A NEW NURSING HOME FOR PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

The Danville Register and Bee is reporting that a new nursing home has been approved for Chatham, Virginia. The nursing home would house 60 certified beds and would initially bring 55 full-time jobs to the area. Its price tag is approximately $5.8 million. Read the article here. Pittsylvania County is very under-served in terms of…

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS: IS IT COMING TO YOUR STATE? 150 150 Dan Frith
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS: IS IT COMING TO YOUR STATE?

Doctors and hospitals have been pushing and pushing for tort reform – claiming that “frivolous” lawsuits are putting them out of business! They have been most successful in Texas with dramatic changes in the law. What has been the result? The Houston Chronicle ran an article this week which might open some eyes. The article,…

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IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A GOOD NURSING HOME? 150 150 Dan Frith
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IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A GOOD NURSING HOME?

We have previously written about what to look for when searching for a good nursing home. The type of home which has enough nurses and aides to provide prompt and timely care to the residents. The type of home which provides proper nutrition and hydration to its residents. The type of home which provides needed…

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LET’S DO THE NUMBERS – 1 CEO or 2000 NURSES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LET’S DO THE NUMBERS – 1 CEO or 2000 NURSES

There is a great NPR show, Market Place, where the host always says “Let’s do the numbers.” Well, someone has done the numbers for us in the big business corporate nursing home industry. What if you took the money a CEO would make (or shareholder dividends) and put it toward staffing and resident care. Read…

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YOU QUIT YOUR OLD JOB AND THE FIRST DAY ON YOUR NEW JOB YOU ARE ASKED TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
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YOU QUIT YOUR OLD JOB AND THE FIRST DAY ON YOUR NEW JOB YOU ARE ASKED TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE

Those slimy dirtballs! What do you do? What can you do? There are no guarantees but many courts find this type of conduct to constitute “unclean hands” on the part of the employer and refuse to enforce the non-compete. The following case decisions reflect how the courts see this issue: o An Arizona court refused…

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ALLIANCE REVEALED 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ALLIANCE REVEALED

Dan blogged this week about the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. He spoke about the group, and its financial goals. Below is a link to an editorial from the Palm Beach Post about the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. They have been very vocal about Medicare payments to nursing homes. “In newspaper and…

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GOOD NEWS! WV NURSING HOME RESIDENT WHO ELOPED IS FOUND ALIVE! 150 150 Dan Frith
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GOOD NEWS! WV NURSING HOME RESIDENT WHO ELOPED IS FOUND ALIVE!

Just yesterday we reported the elopement of a nursing home resident in West Virginia. Clifford Messer, 80, who was missing since Sunday, was found Monday no more than 1,500 yards away from the Morris Memorial Nursing Home nursing home where he lived. Messer, missing for about 30 hours, was found in a dehydrated state and…

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THE ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY NURSING HOME CARE: A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING! 150 150 Dan Frith
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THE ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY NURSING HOME CARE: A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING!

Who wouldn’t support a resident advocacy and watchdog group called “The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.” Sounds like another grass roots group out to protect the rights of the elderly and assure good care and treatment in America’s nursing homes. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. So who is behind this champion…

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TELEVISION AND RADIO TALENT 150 150 Dan Frith
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TELEVISION AND RADIO TALENT

What about your local news anchor? Can she be held to a non-compete which will prevent her from walking down the street to a competitor and start working as a news anchor? Maybe and maybe not! In Virginia, the same general principles apply to determining the validity of a non-compete in this type of situation.…

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WV MAN MISSING FROM NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
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WV MAN MISSING FROM NURSING HOME

Police are searching for a man from Milton, West Virginia who went missing from the Morris Memorial Nursing Home, a 185 bed facility. Clifford Messer, 80, walked off from the nursing home in Milton about 11 p.m. Sunday, August 5. Read the story here. Why do these tragedies continue to occur? Today, why aren’t nursing…

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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR NON-COMPETE CONTRACT WHEN YOUR EMPLOYER IS PURCHASED BY ANOTHER COMPANY? 150 150 Dan Frith
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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR NON-COMPETE CONTRACT WHEN YOUR EMPLOYER IS PURCHASED BY ANOTHER COMPANY?

The scenario is not uncommon. An individual is hired by a company and enters into a non-compete agreement with the company. Things move along smoothly for a couple of years and then the employer/company sells out to another larger company. The new company tells all of the employees from the old company that they cannot…

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