Jeff DowneyAs our senior population increases in numbers, hospitals across the country are turning to technology in order to treat patients with sepsis. It is for this reason that hospitals are relying on predictive tools. However, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises doubt as to their accuracy. What … Read more →
Adelphi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Adelphi Nursing … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, nursing home abuse attorney serving Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that relieves a person of civil liability when they act within the scope of their duties. Most police officers have qualified immunity when they injure a suspect which makes is more difficult to … Read more →
FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey Downey Serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the law office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Rose Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center 110 Chalmers … Read more →
Virginia CLE: Contemporary issues and practice pointers in nursing home litigation: Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Mandatory Arbitration Provisions and dealing with autopsies and cause of death issues by Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq. Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, PC 8270 Greensboro Drive, Suite 810 McClean, Virginia 22102 Phone 703-564-7357 Email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Practicing in VA, MD … Read more →
As America’s population ages, the issues of elder abuse, unfortunately, increase as well. Elder abuse is defined as the intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. There are five types … Read more →
FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Crescent Cities Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4409 … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, attorney, serving Washington DC, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Outsourcing. Enrolling and Clearing. These are terms that a for-profit company uses when discussing America’s elderly. For such companies, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not institutions for treating loved ones who need care but financial instruments used to continue … Read more →
Researchers at UCLA are using mice to experiment with a one-time injection using stem cell therapy to stop Alzheimer’s and dementia. The eventual goal with be to receive permission from the Food and Drug Administration to test the therapy in a clinical trial on humans, but that stage of development has not been reached. This … Read more →
FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility or suffered an injury due to medical malpractice, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: … Read more →