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by Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq. The United States has the lowest life expectancy among large, wealthy, industrialized countries, despite the fact that it far outspends other countries on healthcare. The… read more →
by Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq The Southern District of New York settled a false claims act case against Plaza Rehab and Center, operated by Citadel Care Centers, LLC for $7.85… read more →
by Jeffrey J. Downey, Attorney In a victory for Virginia consumers, a Fairfax Circuit Court Judge recently ruled that Plaintiff had stated a viable cause of action against Greenspring Village… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Attorney Recent reports reflect that only 53 nursing homes in the entire United States have managed not to contract a case of Covid-19 in their facility.… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Attorney The power of the press is something to behold sometimes, and it leads to further change with the response by the Biden Administration to a… read more →
by Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq Under limited circumstances, skilled nursing facilities can seek to involuntarily discharge a resident from its facility, even where the resident is still in need of… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Attorney Currently, more than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease or some form of dementia. The current Medicare policies with regard to end-of-life issues are not… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq. A newly minted physician first learns the Hippocratic oath, promising in part to do no harm. Apparently, that type of thinking doesn’t reach the board… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey “Elder abuse will not stop on its own. Someone else needs to step in and help.” – National Institute on Aging (NIA) Pressure sores are an… read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, nursing home attorney serving Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia I’ve written before on the continuing actions by nursing homes and their corporate heads on… read more →