The stories found too often in daily news reports are heartbreaking and horrific. Unfortunately, they describe the real lives of older adults sexually abused in their nursing homes. In one high-profile case in Minnesota, a male nursing assistant was caught by a fellow employee as…
When becoming parents, you are tasked with making many decisions. One important decision is determining how to feed your baby. Some parents select breastfeeding, while others choose to provide their
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new safety measures as part of its re-approval process for paraquat, a commercially-used herbicide at once highly effective but so toxic it
The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water every day. Whether you’re showering, brushing your teeth, or pouring yourself a glass because you’re thirsty, you assume that your water supply is safe. For more than 30 years, over a million people who…
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) was signed into law on August 10, 2022, as part of the Honoring Our PACT Act. According to recent news reports, more than 5,
As part of the preparations for having a baby, many parents discuss how their baby will be fed - breast milk, formula or a combination. This decision is wrought with
Those charged with caring for individuals’ health must be held accountable if medical errors occur, and that may mean an experienced medical malpractice attorney is needed.
In 2010, the federal government established a nursing home ownership database at the direction of Congress. The initiative aimed to track how many private equity firms were buying nursing homes.
On Friday, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for those who have been sexually abused as minors to file civil claims. What is a statute of limitations?
On September 6, 2022, the FDA issued a recall regarding certain Philips Respironics devices. Masks used with bilevel positive airway pressures (BiLevel PAP, BiPAP or BPAP) and CPAP machines may
According to an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), workers inside the VA mishandled thousands of Camp Lejeune disability claims filed by
Moving someone into a nursing home could be one of the most difficult decisions you will have to make. Even if you recognize that your loved one can no longer live alone and you have reached the point where you cannot provide the necessary care,…
