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PREVENTABLE FALLS IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PREVENTABLE FALLS IN NURSING HOMES

Almost every week we speak with an individual whose father, mother, or spouse has fallen at a nursing home and suffered an injury as a result. Some of those callers tell us their loved one has fallen 3…5…10 or more times at the nursing home, but the nursing staff says there is nothing that can…

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VIRGINIA LAWYER TO REVIEW EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT / SEVERANCE PACKAGE / NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA LAWYER TO REVIEW EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT / SEVERANCE PACKAGE / NON-COMPETE

Do you need a Virginia attorney to review one of the following?– Non-Compete Agreement– Severance or Separation Agreement – Employment Contract– Non-Solicitation Agreement– Confidentiality Clause Although our firm is located West of Charlottesville in Roanoke, we can review and advise Virginians all over the Commonwealth. Chances are good we can review the agreement within 24…

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LEAVING YOUR JOB AND CONTACTING CLIENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LEAVING YOUR JOB AND CONTACTING CLIENTS

You have spent years building a “book of business” which includes vendors, clients, suppliers etc. Many weekends away from your family have been dedicated to meeting and making new business contacts and conventions and meetings. For what? Now your employer says you cannot take those clients with you. Are they right? Is that legal? PLEASE…

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DEAD BY MISTAKE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DEAD BY MISTAKE

A title like the one above will certainly get your attention! I can hear you “lawyer bashers” already…but you are wrong as this title doesn’t come from a group of lawyers who represent the victims of medical negligence. This title (and website) comes from a group of journalists with the Hearst newspapers. The idea for…

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NURSING NEGLIGENCE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING NEGLIGENCE

Yes, nurses, like all professionals, can make mistakes. But is a nurse’s mistake “malpractice” in the legal sense? In Virginia, you have a malpractice action if (1) medical professional is negligent and (2) that negligence is the sole cause of physical pain or suffering. Could a nurse administer the wrong medication? Fail to take and…

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TIS THE SEASON – FOR SAYING TOO MUCH 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

TIS THE SEASON – FOR SAYING TOO MUCH

Tis the Season, right? The Season for office Christmas parties and cocktails and people saying too much to their colleagues. I remember one office Christmas party many years ago that involved inappropriate jokes and alcohol. People were overly friendly and a few hilarious memories were made. But can you imagine with me how these informal…

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Virginia Employment Contracts 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Virginia Employment Contracts

Are employment contracts in Virginia legal? YES. Are they binding? YES – but if a provision in the Contract is unreasonable (ie – noncompete provision), a Virginia court could find the provision is not binding. Are contracts binding in a right to work state? Yes, Again, right to work only means you can’t be forced…

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UNDERSTAFFED NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

UNDERSTAFFED NURSING HOMES

Many nursing homes are focused on one thing…no, not providing good quality health care but their focus in on PROFIT. Profit above all else. What do nursing homes do to increase profits? They reduce the size and training level of staff. Instead of 15 nurses taking care of 50 residents they will “save” some money…

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ALARMS IN NURSING HOMES DO NOT WORK IF THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR THEM 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ALARMS IN NURSING HOMES DO NOT WORK IF THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR THEM

I have heard many a family member say that the nursing home personnel promised dad or mom couldn’t get out of bed (or out of the facility) without activating the emergency alarms…only to later find out the nursing home was so understaffed that no one was available to hear the alarm or respond to it.…

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DANVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DANVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) was purchased by Nashville, TN based Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. in 2005….and problems soon followed. The first couple of years brought about a number of changes at the management level, including the departure of four hospital CEOs in just a short time. More importantly for hospital patients, DRMC was Virginia’s only…

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CUSTOMER LISTS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CUSTOMER LISTS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

I was on a corporate law firm website today. The firm represents employers and companies in employment litigation. They advertise that the first step when an employee leaves and there is the threat they will breach their non-compete agreement, is to “write a firm cease and desist letter” “demanding the return of all company information…

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PRESSUE ULCERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PRESSUE ULCERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE

It never ceases to amaze me when family members are told that there husband, wife, mother, father, etc. have a little “pressure sore” on their backsides or legs/feet and that it is being taken care of with a little cream and a bandage. The description given to the family makes it sound like their loved…

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