Injuryboard Roanoke
"Articles on personal injury, medical malpractice, elder abuse and neglect, as well as the legal issues surrounding noncompete and nonsolicitation disputes between employers and employees."
Author: Dan Frith and Lauren Ellerman practice at the Frith Law Firm in Roanoke, Va. They also author Legal Medicine and Virginia Non-Compete Law Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Medical Malpractice • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Injuryboard Roanoke
-
Which Nursing Homes Provide the Best Care: For-Profit or Non-Profit?
Choosing a nursing home for a loved one can be a very difficult and emotional decision. We all want to be sure that our family member is being well-cared for and their physical and emotional…
-
Attorneys General Request Suspension of Medicare 5 Star Rating System for Nursing Homes
Thirty state attorneys general have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to suspend and revise its Five-Star rating system. The Five-Star system, launched in December 2008, gives each nursing facility a rating…
-
Norfolk Newspaper Comments on Roanoke Valley Nursing Homes
The Examiner.com, presumably the online edition of the Norfolk (Virginia)Examiner newspaper, had an interesting article yesterday on nursing homes in the Roanoke, VA area. The article was written by Cara Joyce. The article only mentioned…
-
Watch Out for Old Bones: They Break Easily
Accidents in nursing homes are causing injury and even death to our nation’s elderly. In fact, each year average sized nursing homes of approximately 100 beds report anywhere from 100 to 200 slip and falls.…
-
Mental Illness Trumps Dementia in Nursing Homes
I thought I would share the results of a recently published study with the readers of this blog. The study, "Trends in Mental Health Admissions to Nursing Homes,1999 - 2005" was published in Psychiatric Services.…
-
Want to Find a Good Nursing Home? Look for Non-Profits
This story should not surprise anyone. A nursing home focused on resident care and not just making money will usually provide the best care. Canadian researchers (at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) have concluded that…
-
Tanning Beds....The Sun is Setting
The news is disturbing. I knew in my heart that tanning beds couldn't be good for your skin but the conclusions reached in a recent international study are alarming. The International Agency for Research on…
-
Elder Abuse: Sometimes its Financial
We have all heard about the poor conditions in America's nursing homes. Facilities that are under-staffed...residents suffering from malnutrition... dehydration and decubitus ulcercs. But not all abuse of the elderly is related to their physical/mental…
-
Recurring Problems with Nursing Homes # 9
Lauren and I have reviewed over 500 potential nursing home cases over the years and we see some problems over and over and over again. I decided we would share with our readers some of…
-
Recurring Problems with Nursing Homes # 8
Lauren and I have reviewed over 500 potential nursing home cases over the years and we see some problems over and over and over again. I decided we would share with our readers some of…