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Somehow, we came across a publication called BlueHnews – a publication for hospital administration. One of the lead articles cites a published study from the June issue of the Journal of Medical Care, that found a direct corelation between staffing levels (nurses) and infections among elderly. High staffing levels, lower the number of infections (often…

KEVIN FREKING, writer for The Associated Press reported on a new Medicaid provision will go into effect Oct. 1 – read complete article here: Tamper-Resistant Pads Could Prove a PainWASHINGTON — Millions of Medicaid patients and their pharmacists could be in for a nasty surprise Oct. 1. A tiny provision tucked into a spending bill…

Lauren Ellerman has written and posted a new article on our firm’s website, https://frithlawfirm.com/. This article will provide you with a broad picture of what pressure ulcers and bed sores are, and why you should be concerned about them. While it is an unpleasant topic to discuss, it is much worse to witness the development…

More than a year has passed since the federal government changed the rules for qualifying for Medicaid assistance for long-term care, and experts in the field are still sorting out the implications for those who want to pass assets on to their children. The new rules made it tougher, for example, to give gifts to…

The daughter of an 82-year-old woman who died in a Chicago area nursing home in May filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the facility did not provide adequate supervision to prevent a fall that she claims led to her mother’s death. Teresa Thorp alleged in the lawsuit that Lemont Nursing and Rehabilitation did not properly…

This week I posted a very simple blog on why the “charitable” status of a health care provider should matter to you. Miss it? Read it here. Today, the Wall Street Journal published an article, Nonprofit Hospitals Scrutinized on Care to Needy, wherein the Journal reports “federal and state officials are increasingly questioning whether nont-for-profit…

Patient Safety Act? Sound familiar? United States Senate began informal hearings yesterday on elder abuse and how to prevent future abuse. What ideas does the Bill contain? A national registry to prevent criminals from being employed by long-term care facilities. The Bill is based on laws that exist in 7 states, which deny employment in…

The Chicago Tribune reports that the daughter if an 82 year old woman who died in a Lemont, IL nursing home has filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility did not provide adequate supervision to prevent a fall that she claims led to her mother’s death. Other allegations in the suit include neglect, failure to…

In a report released by police in Anderson, South Carolina, it is announced that the owner of Connie’s Residential Home cashed two social security checks totaling $60,000 written to a resident in the home. Connie McCurry, 63, was charged with unlawful exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The family of the man whose checks were taken…

In an article on Medical News Today, consumers are warned to check their physicians credentials due to the suspension of an Arizona doctor. On July 10, the Arizona Medical Board announced that it had suspended the license of an internal medicine doctor due to several liposuction procedures that had resulted in his patients’ deaths. The…