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Thank you for visiting my website. Anyone who is considering the admission of a loved one into a nursing home should undertake a review of surveys or other data that will provide a snapshot of some of the issues or problems that the facility is experiencing. Keep in mind that this information can be limited … Read more →
Thank you for visiting my website. Anyone who is considering the admission of a loved one into a nursing home should undertake a review of surveys or other data that will provide a snapshot of some of the issues or problems that the facility is experiencing. Keep in mind that this information can be limited … Read more →
Thank you for visiting my website. Anyone who is considering the admission of a loved one into a nursing home should undertake a review of surveys or other data that will provide a snapshot of some of the issues or problems that the facility is experiencing. Keep in mind that this information can be limited … Read more →
Thank you for visiting my website. Anyone who is considering the admission of a loved one into a nursing home should undertake a review of surveys or other data that will provide a snapshot of some of the issues or problems that the facility is experiencing. Keep in mind that this information can be limited … Read more →
Thank you for visiting my website. Anyone who is considering the admission of a loved one into a nursing home should undertake a review of surveys or other data that will provide a snapshot of some of the issues or problems that the facility is experiencing. Keep in mind that this information can be limited … Read more →
According to a new study published in July 2020 by health researchers for Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), citations for over-prescribing anti-psychotic drugs are down in the Trump administration. The study’s lead author, Rachel Dolan, concluded that citations for prescribing unnecessary antipsychotic drugs to nursing home residents were shockingly low during the first half of the … Read more →
On July 18, 2020, the New York Post reported one of the first Covid-19 lawsuits filed against a skilled nursing facility in Queens, N.Y. The lawsuit, filed by Janice Esposito for the death of her husband, alleges that after the patient showed symptoms of Covid, the doctor did not exam him until 5 days later. … Read more →
The Washington Post reported on July 7, 2020, that the Southeastern Veterans Center in Pennsylvania routinely administered hydroxychloroquine to patients, even those patients who had not been tested for covid-19. This is an off-label use of a medication that has not yet shown to be effective against Covid-19. Last month the President had indicated that … Read more →
On June 2, 2020, Virginia attorney Jeffrey J. Downey presented one of the first legal seminars addressing potential legal liability for patients who contract Covid-19 while at a nursing homes or assisted living facilities. The presentation was sponsored by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. “This was one of my first Zoom meetings” explained Downey, “but … Read more →
Nursing homes throughout the Country have had mixed results in addressing the Covid-19 virus. Some have contained the virus and have experienced no deaths, while others have permitted a majority of their residents to be infected with the virus. Mortality rates are disturbingly high already. State Surveyors are visiting most nursing homes to assess their … Read more →