Posts tagged Negligence

• Emergency Rooms are Disasters

  Dan Frith | December 10, 2008 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Don't take my word for it...take the word of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The annual report card by the ACEP gave the nation a D- grade for Americans’ access to...

• Mental Patient's Death Results in Firings

  Dan Frith | November 25, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  North Carolina (Raleigh) officials said Wednesday that they fired three Cherry Hospital employees and disciplined others after the death of a mental patient who went without food, water and care for...

• Want to Improve the Care Provided in Nursing Homes?

  Dan Frith | November 03, 2008 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  If you do, there are two very good ways which immediately come to mind. First, spend time there and not just during the day. Go at night and on the weekends. Watch and Listen! Be an advocate for...

• Hidden Cameras in Nursing Homes

  Dan Frith | October 16, 2008 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  ....are they a good idea! YES. Family members who are concerned over the care received by their loved ones cannot be at the nursing home watching what happens and doesn't happen 24 hours a day 7...

• Nursing Homes in Western Virginia Are Poor Performers

  Dan Frith | October 06, 2008 5:24 PM | 2 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I posted a short blog last week about how most lawsuits against nursing homes were not frivolous as some commentators argue. I am firmly of the opinion that lawsuits keep the fat corporate cats...

• Are Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes Frivilous?

  Dan Frith | September 30, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  As a lawyer who represents individuals and their families in cases of elder abuse and neglect, I often get the question about frivolous lawsuits. Are there frivolous lawsuits filed in America? Yes,...

• Another Hospital Emergency Room Death!

  Dan Frith | September 25, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I live in Roanoke, Virginia, a city of about 150,000 people tucked away in the beautiful Appalachian mountains. It is a great place to live...unless you need good, prompt, and affordable medical...

• National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

  Dan Frith | September 09, 2008 12:46 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I am writing today to "toot the horn" of the National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR). NCCNHR was formed because of public concern about substandard care in nursing homes....

• Does Your Nursing Home Have Enough Nurses?

  Dan Frith | September 04, 2008 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  My firm represents residents and their families in claims of elder abuse. The biggest obstacle to receiving good care in a nursing home is the lack of enough nurses and aids to care for the...

• Tragedy and Death at a Virginia Nursing Home

  Dan Frith | August 17, 2008 1:19 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  What a sad story! The body of a 71-year-old man missing from Bowling Green Healthcare Center (Caroline County, Virginia) nursing home since August 3 has been found. Robertson suffered from dementia....