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Nursing Homes – summer camp? Or 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Nursing Homes – summer camp? Or

I read a wonderfully positive and happy account of life in a retirement community in the New York Times today. It paints a picture of fellowship, wellness, art, music and gracious retirement living. The golden years. Imagine a couple, smiling, with a golf cart, or a delicious meal and glass of wine before them. Imagine a…

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Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls

I posted this on our medical malpractice blog (medmalresources.com) and think it is at least as applicable for nursing home residents and their families. When a patient presents a fall risk and a nursing home or hospital knows it, it makes sense to have a plan to prevent falls. A recent case out of federal…

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Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls

When a patient presents a fall risk and a nursing home or hospital knows it, it makes sense to have a plan to prevent falls.  A recent case out of federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia confirmed that, yes, the failure to make a care plan to prevent falls for a patient known to…

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Fellow Virginians: What has your experience been with the nursing home industry? 150 150 Dan Frith
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Fellow Virginians: What has your experience been with the nursing home industry?

I must confess.  My law firm represents residents and their families in cases of abuse and neglect against the nursing home industry in Virginia.  We only see the bad cases involving falls, pressure sores, dehydration, malnutrition, and even physical assault. Please consider this my invitation to post your experiences with nursing homes in the western…

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Patients Clueless about Drug Benefits and Risks 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Patients Clueless about Drug Benefits and Risks

The title to today’s blog is not mine.  It belongs to Joe and Teresa Graedon of “The People’s Pharmacy” which ran in today’s Roanoke Times newspaper. I have read and enjoyed the Graedon’s articles on health and medicine for over 20 years and today’s “Clueless Patients” is no exception.  The article concludes that both patients…

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Joan Rivers potential medical malpractice lawsuit reminds us it’s not about the money 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Joan Rivers potential medical malpractice lawsuit reminds us it’s not about the money

There is the impression in the United States, that families that chose to hire a lawyer and investigate an injury case (negligence, medical malpractice, wrongful death, survival claim against health care provider, nursing home, hospital, doctor, etc.)  are only doing so because they are greedy, sue happy, money hungry. I’ve heard it all from strangers…

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I agree – a win for Virginia employers, which will lead to higher legal fees for all 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I agree – a win for Virginia employers, which will lead to higher legal fees for all

I came across a well written article and Virginia law update this morning on a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision that has had a direct impact how attorneys handle non-compete agreements in Virginia courts. In the past, if an employee wanted the court to decide if his or her employment agreement was valid and binding, the Court…

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Texas lawyer also preaching the gospel of what “right to work” really means 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Texas lawyer also preaching the gospel of what “right to work” really means

Just yesterday I wrote maybe my 20th article on what “right to work” really means, and today, I came across this great article written by a Dallas Texas employment attorney. Keith Crouse writes about critical mistakes employees make regarding their non-compete agreement. Glad to see that while the law of Virginia and Texas may be…

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You don’t have a right to work in a right to work state 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

You don’t have a right to work in a right to work state

When you hear you work and live in a “right to work” state, please know, it has nothing to do with your non-competition agreement. In fact, all the federal right to work law says is that you cannot be forced to join a union. There you have it. If you live in a ‘Right to…

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Virginia Medical Malpractice Evidence 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Virginia Medical Malpractice Evidence

I have spent the last month with my law partner Dan, gearing up for a malpractice trial that was supposed to start this week. The case has been post-poned for reasons beyond our control, but in preparing for the trial, I realized once again that while our civil justice system is to be admired, and…

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Southern Judge faces jail time in bribery from large nursing home after jury finds nursing home liable 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Southern Judge faces jail time in bribery from large nursing home after jury finds nursing home liable

A little background. In the criminal justice system – the jury is asked to render their decision based upon the preponderance of the evidence, meaning, they are sure someone committed the crime. Our civil justice system has a lower burden of proof. the plaintiff must prove that someone was negligent, or owed them money, or…

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Virginia Health Information: “From Numbers to Knowledge” 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Virginia Health Information: “From Numbers to Knowledge”

As consumers of health care, we face a lot of unknowns.  How much will care cost?  What hospital or doctor has experience with our conditions?  How long will I be in the hospital?  What kind of “customer service” can I expect? Virginia Health Information (VHI) is an organization whose aim is to help answer some…

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