Helping lawyers sue facilities? He's shocked, shocked you'd say that
Whatever you do, don't call Brian Lee a shill for trial lawyers. The former head of Florida's long-term-care ombudsman program is simply trying to improve nursing homes. That's his story and he's...
View ArticleWhere's your next lawsuit coming from?
If a recent survey of about 800 corporate attorneys is to be believed, there's no shortage of things to lose sleep over.
View ArticleLTC liability costs projected to increase 6% in 2017
A skilled nursing center with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay around $235,000 in liability expenses next year, according to a new report.
View ArticleThis long-term care legal trend is liable to upset you
Liability costs are expected to rise 6% in 2017 for skilled nursing operators, according to a new report. But there's a more disturbing stat than that to be reckoned with.
View ArticleDoes your back have room for another target?
As Momma used to say, not everyone who wears respectable clothes is respectable.
View ArticleThe fifth vital sign
It turns out Linda Shell's hero had modern medicine right all along, even if her last utterance was well over 100 years ago.
View ArticleProvider gives perfect response to Hurricane Harvey evacuation critics ......
Late last week, I latched onto what I thought — and still think — is a great example of how a provider should respond to a bad public relations incident. We're talking standing up to critics in the...
View ArticleHere we go again: All nursing homes are bad
There is no way to sugarcoat what happened last week in Hollywood Hills, FL. Eight skilled care residents died in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Our condolences go out to the victims and their families....
View ArticleFire, rain and the elephant on the 40th floor
You never know when freak storms or unexpected fires might strike. But you can be sure that if and when one does, angry people will line up to demand that you be held more accountable.
View ArticleNursing home to pay $250,000 in resident's wheelchair death
A Pennsylvania jury has found a nursing home at fault for the death of an 85-year-old resident who fell from a wheelchair and broke his neck. The jury decided the provider should pay the deceased's...
View ArticleHelping lawyers sue facilities? He's shocked, shocked you'd say that
Whatever you do, don't call Brian Lee a shill for trial lawyers. The former head of Florida's long-term-care ombudsman program is simply trying to improve nursing homes. That's his story and he's...
View ArticleWhere's your next lawsuit coming from?
If a recent survey of about 800 corporate attorneys is to be believed, there's no shortage of things to lose sleep over.
View ArticleLTC liability costs projected to increase 6% in 2017
A skilled nursing center with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay around $235,000 in liability expenses next year, according to a new report.
View ArticleThis long-term care legal trend is liable to upset you
Liability costs are expected to rise 6% in 2017 for skilled nursing operators, according to a new report. But there's a more disturbing stat than that to be reckoned with.
View ArticleDoes your back have room for another target?
As Momma used to say, not everyone who wears respectable clothes is respectable.
View ArticleThe fifth vital sign
It turns out Linda Shell's hero had modern medicine right all along, even if her last utterance was well over 100 years ago.
View ArticleProvider gives perfect response to Hurricane Harvey evacuation critics ......
Late last week, I latched onto what I thought — and still think — is a great example of how a provider should respond to a bad public relations incident. We're talking standing up to critics in the...
View ArticleHere we go again: All nursing homes are bad
There is no way to sugarcoat what happened last week in Hollywood Hills, FL. Eight skilled care residents died in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Our condolences go out to the victims and their families....
View ArticleFire, rain and the elephant on the 40th floor
You never know when freak storms or unexpected fires might strike. But you can be sure that if and when one does, angry people will line up to demand that you be held more accountable.
View ArticleNursing home to pay $250,000 in resident's wheelchair death
A Pennsylvania jury has found a nursing home at fault for the death of an 85-year-old resident who fell from a wheelchair and broke his neck. The jury decided the provider should pay the deceased's...
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