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VA Nursing Home Injury Lawyers: Home Loses Insurance Coverage After Several Suspicious Deaths

June 21, 2017

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

A deadly year at a nursing home in upstate New York led an insurance carrier to drop coverage for the Maplewood Manor. The nursing facility’s carrier refused to renew its contract for another year, saying that two suspicious resident deaths and another resident who fell and injured her hip provided the justification for avoiding continuing…

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VA Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers: Tips For Choosing A Good Nursing Home

June 14, 2017

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

If you’re facing the prospect of a loved one needing Virginia nursing home care, take a look at the following bit of advice for important signs to look for to ensure you’ve selected a quality home.   A frequent worry for many with older parents involves what to do if a loved one ever has a…

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Elder Abuse: More States Move towards Virginia’s Standard of Nursing Home Surveillance

April 30, 2015

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

Many people have heard of a “nanny cam” but have you ever heard of a “granny cam?”  A “granny cam” involves the use of hidden cameras in a nursing home to catch bad guys neglecting or abusing the elderly. Virginia currently has guidelines for the use of hidden cameras which protect patient privacy yet expose…

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Reports of Injuries and Abuse of Elderly Nursing Home Patients Rising

December 23, 2014

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

Google the words, “elder abuse” and you will find these disturbing headlines among many others.  “Elder Abuse Suspect Heads to Court”, “Elder Abuse Reports Jump in Boulder County.” There seems to be no shortage of people who will take advantage and harm the elderly.  The reality is that while many nursing home employees are kind…

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Understand the Difference Between Elder Abuse Claims and a Medical Malpractice Case

October 29, 2014

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

According to the Administration on Aging as of 2009 which is the latest year for which data is available there are 39.6 million elderly Americans age 65 years or older.  That’s about one in every eight Americans.  This number will only continue to grow.  Because of the aging baby boomer population, there has been an increase…

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