MARCH 15, 2023
ELDERLY RESIDENT
FROZE TO DEATH AFTER BEING LOCKED OUTSIDE OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Sometimes, a resident of an assisted living facility, nursing home, or
even a hospital patient may have a decreased mental capacity related to
dementia or temporary mental status change related to medication, disease,
or traumatic injury. In those situations, an assisted living facility,
nursing home or hospital
must take precautions to ensure that the elderly or sick resident or patient does not unintentionally
“wander off” and place him or herself in danger.
The healthcare facility must have
policies and procedures in place to ensure that a resident or patient does not elope and leave
the facility.
Unfortunately, this assisted living facility’s policies failed, were
not implemented, or it just didn’t have any policy at all to make
sure that the resident did not wander off.
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' bills. Nothing
and no one gets in the way of a nursing home seeking money! Read and listen
to this story from National Public Radio.
DECEMBER 9, 2021
"She became friends with her Uber passenger. They became like family,
and she took a large pay cut to be his caretaker."
READ this story in the Washington Post.
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JUNE 27, 2021
FLORIDA CONDO COLLAPSE
JUNE 25, 2021
2 LOCAL HOSPITALS LED THE NATION IN SUING PATIENTS FOR UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS:
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (UVA)
AND
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (VCU)
Both UVA and VCU conducted high volume debt-collection efforts against
former patients, many of whom were low-income and uninsured. "Researchers
found that between January 2018 and July 2020, VCU initiated court action
against patients 17,806 times — more than any other institution
reviewed. UVA’s medical center came in second, initiating legal
action 7,107 times." This analysis was done by the
Johns Hopkins University and news site Axios. Their decision to discontinue such aggressive legal action against former
patients followed a 2019 investigation by
Kaiser Health News and published in the Washington Post that focused on the two institutions.
Also, the
Virginia Mercury first reported on the volume of medical debt lawsuits filed by Virginia
hospitals in 2018.
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
POLICE FORCE UNDERCOVER ADDICT TO BUY HEROIN
HE OVERDOSED AND DIED
A Richmond, VA mother filed a wrongful death suit for what she claims was
her son's death by police of a fentanyl-laced heroin overdose. The
problem? The police coerced him to purchase heroin while he was an addict
as part of his role as an informant.
According to the lawsuit, the defendants threatened Troy Howlett with arrest
and/or having his bond revoked, or serving additional jail time, as a
means to force him to buy illegal drugs as an informant. At the time of
his death, Howlett had pending drug charges, according to online court
records. There's more to the story in this
Richmond Times-Dispatch article, including how the police disturbed Howlett's funeral by arresting
his best friend during the middle of the proceeding.
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NURSING HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT
WRONGFUL DEATH
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY
CASES
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AUGUST 10 - 14, 2020
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JULY 20, 2020
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(PLEASE!)
JUNE 11, 2020
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
CHECK OUT THIS MESSAGE FROM THE
CDC
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MAY 18, 2020
STAY SAFE!!!
COVID SYMPTOMS (UPDATED)
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms – ranging
from mild symptoms to severe illness.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with
these symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19:
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Cough
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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Or at least two of these symptoms:
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Fever Headaches
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Chills Sore Throat
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Repeated shaking with chills New Loss of Taste or Smell
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Muscle pain
APRIL 16, 2020
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MARCH 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS - WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES
MARCH 13, 2020
BECAUSE OF THE
CORONA VIRUS, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VISIT YOUR LOVED ONE IN THE NURSING HOME FOR A WHILE
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MARCH 4, 2020
and gross patient neglect in death of resident.
EASTER IS APRIL 12
HE'S THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!
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FEBRUARY 19 - 28, 2020
YOU LEFT THE TOWEL INSIDE THE PATIENT!
IF THERE WERE 20 ITEMS AT THE START OF THE SURGERY, AND ONLY 19 ITEMS AT
THE END OF THE SURGERY, AND THE "MISSING" ITEM CANNOT BE FOUND
(OR IS NOT ON THE FLOOR), THEN THE MISSING ITEM MUST BE INSIDE THE PATIENT.
LEARN MORE HERE:
IT'S STILL WINTER!!!
Getty - courtesy of Country Living
DECEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 20, 2019
Yes, it can be a pain, but
jury duty is important! Remember, you generally can reschedule it (pick another
date or time period) if the dates selected for you are inconvenient. But
please go and deliver justice! Thanks!
NOVEMBER 18 - NOVEMBER 25, 2019
OCTOBER 14 - OCTOBER 21, 2019
Jury awards $4.9M to women who allege a
massage therapist sexually assaulted them. According to USA Today/AZ Central, The suit alleges there are other
victims, saying that the massage therapist "admitted" he gave
a similar "special massage" to as many as 10% of his female
customers without receiving consent for the sexual contact.
September 20 - 27, 2019
VETERAN DIES IN VA NURSING HOME COVERED WITH ANT BITES
"His room had ants, the ceiling, the walls, the beds. They were everywhere,"
says a family member. Read the
USA Today story of the horrible nursing home abuse that happened to this veteran at an
Atlanta veterans administration hospital.
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Fall Foliage May be Delayed This Year Because of the Warm Temperatures
Courtesy of the Weather Channel
BOEING 737 MAX CRASH
According to the New York Times, Boeing
dismissed concerns about a powerful new anti-stall system on the 737 Max for months, insisting
that pilots could deal with any problems by following a checklist of emergency
procedures. See the latest in the
New York Times.
DID THE HOSPITAL RELEASE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
TO THE WRONG PERSON????
DID SOMEONE
VIOLATE YOUR PRIVACY BY VIEWING YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS WITHOUT PERMISSION? HAVE YOUR
MEDICAL RECORDS EVER BEEN SENT TO THE WRONG PERSON? OR DID THE DOCTOR SHARE YOUR MEDICAL
REPORT WITH
SOMEONE NOT AUTHORIZED BY YOU? IF SO, CALL US! YOU MAY HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING LEGAL ACTION. CALL US AND
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT OF THE ELDERLY AT NURSING HOMES?
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES OCCUR. A RECENT ALLEGATION IN MISSOURI IS FOUND
HERE
ATTENTION:
NUSING HOME ABUSE STATISTICS
Breakdown of Complaints
According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, the breakdown of
elder abuse complaints is as follows:
27.4% – Physical abuse
22.1% – Resident-on-resident abuse (physical or sexual)
19.4% – Psychological abuse
15.3% – Gross neglect
7.9% – Sexual abuse
7.9% – Financial exploitation
But that only tells part of the story. Learn more
here.
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We handle serious injury matters and do our best to get results for you
and your family
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
WRONGFUL DEATH
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY
NURSING HOME ABUSE
NURSING HOME NEGLECT
SERIOUS AUTO CRASH NOT CAUSED BY YOU
TRUCK CRASH
SEXUAL ABUSE AT CHURCH, SCHOOL OR WORK
CORPORATE RIP-OFFS
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The nursing home said that it would take care of Mom or Dad, but now you
find that Mom or Dad has a nasty, smelly, open pressure sore that no one
at the nursing home will speak about. Mom or Dad is near death, and you
cannot get answers. What do you do now?
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You were injured due to the negligence or wrongdoing of another person?
Did it happen in a car crash by a careless, reckless, or inattentive driver,
or by a drunk or drug-impaired person? Maybe someone else was driving
the car and you were just a passenger. You told him to slow down and he
did not. Now you're in the hospital with serious personal injuries
and don't know what the future holds.
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Your family member went into the hospital for a routine operation, but
now is in a coma or maybe even died unexpectantly. Before, the doctors
and nurses were friendly. NOW, they will not talk with you or even look
you in the eye!
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You trusted that teacher, pastor or therapist. You simply cannot believe
that this person molested you, and now he says that "no one will
believe you." You feel powerless.
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You lost a family member in a wrongful death that never should have occurred
and has left your family with a devastating loss. What do you do now?
If any of the above describes your situation, in Washington DC, Maryland,
Virginia, or anywhere in the Nation, we recommend that you contact the
Garrow Law Firm, PLLC right away to discuss your case. The initial consultation
is free. We are a small firm dedicated to helping people like you, even
if the legal matter is huge. We are used to going up against the big guys
and fighting for the rights of those who have been injured.
Our founding attorney, George Garrow, has been handling tough cases for
more than 25 years and will use that extensive experience and knowledge
on your behalf. Mr. Garrow is a Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Personal
Injury Attorney who can help. The firm's focus is helping those folks
who have very serious personal injuries due to medical negligence, wrongful
death, nursing home abuse and neglect, auto and truck crashes, and other
legal matters. The Garrow Law Firm has national relationships and connections
with some of the best trial attorneys in the country. We may be able to
help you with your serious problem.
Our firm is here to help you recover maximum compensation for damages to
which you may be entitled. We will take every legal measure to help you
accomplish that.
Call George Garrow at the Garrow Law Firm, PLLC at
202-469-3411, or 888-88GARROW to speak with a Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia personal
injury lawyer to discuss your potential case today.
If your matter is in any other state, please call us at 888-88GARROW. We
handle cases for injury victims across the country with out nationwide
association with the best trial lawyers in America.
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