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I logged on to Washingtonpost.com today – and read the following article by Christopher Lee, Post Staff Writer Bush: No Deal On Children’s Health Plan – President Says He Objects On Philosophical Grounds “President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that…

Many of our posts are about abuse and neglect that happen in nursing homes. You may be wondering, “How do I know if my loved one is being abused or neglected?” We have an article that may help. Among the many articles written by our attorneys, there is an article entitled “Recognizing Nursing Home Abuse…

News in my fair City today, is whether a local retirement home community can claim charity status, in order to be exempt from various taxes. Read about the Glebe in Roanoke here. We hear all the time that some hospitals and nursing homes are “non profit” – but what does that mean? On the surface,…

According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, a nursing home in Texas City kicked out a mentally disabled woman after she made a rape charge against an employee of the home. The man was later charged with sexual assault. The lawsuit, filed by the mother of the woman (named Jane Doe 1 in the…

In Amite, Louisiana, a Judge ruled against their mayor, Dr. Reggie Goldsby, who doubles as a general practitioner in Amite. The suit was file by Tanya Hendry Sparks on behalf of her father, Marion Hendry, who passed away November 28, 2003. The suit alleges that Goldsby’s care of Hendry was below applicable standards of care.…

In an article from the Washington Post, the author states “A surprisingly large number of hospital patients run the risk of a potentially fatal vein clot, but half of them aren’t getting preventative treatment.” The condition is called venous thromboembolism (VTE) and involves the formation of blood clots inside a vein. VTE may be a…

Why can’t Virginia get tough with bad nursing homes around our Commonwealth? It doesn’t appear the State of Illinois has any problem getting after them! Peoria Gardens Healthcare Center, a troubled nursing home located in East Peoria, and state health officials are gearing for battle after authorities fined the home $100,000 — one of the…

The Los Angeles Times reports a Glendale Superior Court civil jury awarded $15 million in damages in the case of a child who developed a rare but serious neurological disorder caused by untreated jaundice shortly after his birth four years ago at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The child was born March 24, 2003 at Verdugo Hills…

While elder abuse is usually the abuse of residents by staff, it can also include abuse of residents by their peers (meaning other residents). An article on MSNBC quotes Dr. Mark Lachs of Cornell University “I personally think…that it’s far more prevalent than any other form of interpersonal aggression that you see in older people.”…