Unlike nursing homes, Assisted Living facilities are governed by state regulations, which tend to vary from state to state. New regulations governing assisted living facilities are expected to be passed in Virginia this year. The Virginia Board of Social Services has been working on an overhaul of the regulations which are almost final. The proposed … Read more →
We have all seen them on the road. Drivers with one hand on the steering wheel and another hand on their cell phones. These drivers represent a serious hazard on the road and new statistics reveal the risks. Pokémon Go only increased this risk, as the new app encourages players to capture Pokémon while traveling … Read more →
On October 21, the Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) made its debut in Fairfax County, opening 15 bike stations in Reston and 14 in Tysons Corner. The bike sharing system began in Washington, DC in 2010 and has been popular since its inception. In addition to the new Fairfax County stations, CaBi has existing Northern Virginia stations … Read more →
On September 28, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued a new rule barring any nursing home that receives federal funding from compelling its residents to resolve any disputes with the nursing home via arbitration rather than in court. The new rule … Read more →
The D.C. Court of Appeals recently addressed this question in a case brought against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) by a plaintiff who suffered injury after slipping on a wet floor in the Archives Metro station. In that case, Reeves v. WMATA, the plaintiff alleged that rainwater tracked into the station by fellow … Read more →
We’ve all seen objects dangling from the rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles. You may even have such an object in your own car. But is it lawful? In Virginia, there is a statute that addresses this issue. That statute, Va. Code § 46.2-1054, makes it unlawful for an individual to drive a motor vehicle in … Read more →
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The owner of California’s largest chain of nursing homes has come under fire for allegations of abuse and wrongful deaths in at least one of its facilities. Czersale Hilton’s mother, Geneva, 68, was admitted into Centinela Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre West in Inglewood in 2014. Five weeks later, she was … Read more →
In Bratton v. Selective Insurance Co. of America, 290 Va. 314, 776 S.E.2d 775 (2015), the Virginia Supreme Court recently addressed the scope of coverage provided by an automobile insurance policy that afforded coverage to anyone “occupying” a “covered auto” under the policy. The case arose from an incident in which a drunk driver crashed … Read more →
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is important to act quickly to preserve evidence favorable to your case. Cell phone records provide an instructive illustration of this concept. Some traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by their cell phones. In such cases, there are two primary avenues … Read more →
We are saddened to report the passing of lovely person and wonderful elder law advocate, Clare Whitbeck, who passed away on January 23, 2016, at the age of 75. Clare was a tireless advocate for victims of elder abuse and neglect, working for the Maryland Advocacy Group, Voices for Quality Care. “Clare helped countless people … Read more →