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Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last month, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. A...more
Review of current proposals to reform health and safety law in the UK....more
Are you a foreign citizen being abused by a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident while living in the U.S.? Do you need to get away from this abuser without their knowledge? If you answered “Yes” to the above...more
The Kentucky nursing home at the heart of a recently filed False Claims Act lawsuit, based upon billing patients for 'worthless services' has apparently faced similar claims brought by patients' families in a civil setting....more
For many years, most of us thought that drunk drivers presented the greatest threat to our safety on America’s roads and freeways. Then texting drivers grabbed our attention as they kept sending out written messages to...more
In July 2010, the White House published an ambitious strategy to “undertake a more coordinated national response to the HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] epidemic.” While public concern on the issue has waned in recent...more
Is it too much to ask for a safe place for our loved ones to live? Sure expansive bathrooms and gourmet food are nice, but at the very least, shouldn't we be able to expect a safe environment free from violence? Yet as an...more
Perhaps Abiodun Oke should be shoveling asphalt or a similar occupation where a person's compassionate side is not necessarily crucial to the job? On the other hand, as a licensed practical nurse (such as Mr. Oke)--- or...more
In This Presentation: Increased Fraud Enforcement Activity; Current Enforcement Climate; Prosecution and Exclusion of Individuals; Inter-relationship with Kickback Allegations; Off-Label Enforcement Activity; Fraud...more
The California Department of Social Services revoked the residential care home license from Fair Oaks Care Home. The revocation comes after the family of a patient at the facility came forth with a hidden video demonstrating...more
After finding their mother, Ms. Angela Guerra, with deep facial cuts and a fractured eye socket, the son and daughter still do not have a clear explanation of her injuries. Ms. Guerra is a 57-year old woman suffering from...more
Sure, I like to make light of some of the amazingly horrifc news that comes out of nursing homes. Sometimes, its just important to laugh at some of the stupidity that surrounds these facilities because if you don't, you'll...more
The Patients’ Rights CoP establishes, among other things, a reporting requirement for all hospital deaths associated with the use of restraint or seclusion for behavior management (42 CFR § 482.13(f)(7)). The...more
What are the rules on keeping privilege on documents in a health and safety case in the UK? How does Akzo impact? What do I need to do after a workplace incident?...more
As a smart and tenacious lawyer, Mr. Brown stood up for the little guys to make sure justice was done. In the most well-publicized case he worked on, Mr. Brown exonerated Clarence Lee Brandley St., was was wrongfully charged,...more
I really applaud Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's eforts to improve the safety of patients in nursing homes throughout the state. Her "Operation Guardian" uses multi-disciplinary teams from various state and local...more
Another convicted sex ofender has acted out in a nursing home setting by assaulting another patient at the facility where he resides. This incident reportedly occurred at Golden Living Center in Oakmont, PA. Please see...more
If you're looking for another prime example of nursing home neglect, you need look no farther than to take a look at a news story in The Palm Beach Post regarding an elderly patient at Gainesville Health Care Center, a...more
Is there a major problem related to patient abuse at Springside Nursing Home? Not surprisingly, it depends who you ask. In my eye, I suspect the answer is a resounding 'yes' after abusive events have come to light that...more
Perhaps someone should have advised Angela Almore, a nurse at Britthaven in Chapel Hill, NC, that physicians are the only ones capable of prescribing prescription medications for patients. Please see full article below for...more
A young health care journalist named William Heisel has put together a fascinating Google map of the United States highlighting case after case of state licensing boards going easy on doctors who abuse drugs, send fraudulent...more
Tennessee authorities are now investigating what appears to be tell-tale signs of nursing home abuse following the hospitalization of a 100-year-old woman. After the centenarian was admitted to the hospital with severe...more
According to a January, 2010 report from the Illinois Department of Health, Collinsville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center made several errors with respect to handling incidents in which a patient was sexually assaulted by...more
The District of Columbia Department of Health licenses and certifies health care facilities for compliance with state and federal health and safety standards. Facilities include nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies,...more
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