WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA

WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA

WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith

….and maybe more importantly, warning to the families of residents in Virginia’s nursing homes!

I’m biased but most nursing homes provide substandard care to the elderly. Nursing homes put “profits over people” and the result is under-staffed facilities, over-worked aides, and residents suffering from bed sores, dehydration, malnutrition, and on…and on…and on….

But the warning I’m giving now to residents in Virginia results from proposed reductions in Medicaid funding. An article in today’s Roanoke Times entitled, Budget cuts may affect thousands of health care jobsadvises of the impending disaster. You see, Medicaid pays the nursing home bills for approximately 63% of all nursing home residents in Virginia. Due to the poor financial condition of the Commonwealth of Virginia, reductions in Medicaid funding are a certainty.

The article discusses the possibility of dramatically raising the tax on cigarettes as a way to maintain appropriate funding. I suggest you write to your state legislators and urge them to vote in favor of raising taxes on cigarettes. In the alternative, you could just hope neither you, nor your family or friends ever need to move into a nursing home.

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Dan Frith

Dan Frith has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and families in cases of medical malpractice throughout Virginia. He has been named "Best Medical Malpractice Attorney" by Roanoker Magazine and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. To speak with Dan, contact him by email at dfrith@frithlawfirm.com.

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