- Beth Janicek | October 31, 2007 3:42 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseOn October 28, 2007, Ken Conner, attorney, spoke at "Nursing Homes: A Failed Experiment". As an attorney he spoke regarding abuse in nursing homes and regarded nursing homes for putting profit over care. Mr. Connor urges people to pay attention to signs from their loved ones in nursing homes. You should check for pressure ulcers, infections, or foul odors. Bernie Vonderheide, president of...
- Beth Janicek | October 23, 2007 11:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeven elderly people from La Fuente Adult Daycare Center were killed on Monday after a Pontiac Grand Am smashed into the van they were riding in. The adult day care center's van was carrying ten people. The severity of the wreck caused the van to roll over and eject three passengers. Preliminary reports were that the driver of a four-door Pontiac Grand Am failed to yield to the van after making...
- Beth Janicek | October 23, 2007 10:56 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThe Carlyle Group has purchased the nursing home chain, Manor Care. They are claiming they will not cut staff and will make patient care a priority. David Goldstien, an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California, referred to the pledge as "meaningless" and stated "For-profit companies should not be in the business of health care. Their allegiance is not...
- Beth Janicek | October 16, 2007 4:24 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeJose Bejarano has brain damage due to a botched delivery at a Boston teaching hospital. The family sued due to the doctors' negligence. The boy has brain damage and will never walk or talk. The jury awarded $26.5 million to the family. Mr. and Mrs. Bejarano said that money will allow them to continue Jose's care at home. Jose uses a wheelchair, eats through a feeding tube and cannot care for...
- Beth Janicek | October 15, 2007 2:56 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn September 24, 2004, an 18-wheeler crossed the median and slammed into two cars. Ten people were killed and two others injured. Five of the people killed were roofers in a pickup truck that was torn in half by the 18-wheeler. The other five, were a mother, three children and their grandmother. The driver, Mr. Jozwiak was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 counts of...
- Beth Janicek | October 10, 2007 8:22 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA family woke up to a truck crashing into their home. The truck went through the backyard, into their home and came to a stop in Branded T's business. The driver was arrested at the scene for driving while intoxicated. According to police, 20-year-old Caesar Requena lost control of a 1998 Chevrolet Crew Cab, while going over railroad tracks on South Presa Street just before 3 a.m. For more...
- Shannon Weidemann | October 09, 2007 8:42 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA woman from Kerrville was killed in a car accident on Thursday. The single vehicle accident happened just outside of Llano on Texas 16. The driver of the SUV drove into the guardrail. The victim's 2007 GMC Acadia drifted to the right of the roadway, hit a guardrail and stopped in a ditch. Coates, who was wearing a seat belt, died at Llano Memorial Hospital about an hour after the Thursday...
- Beth Janicek | October 08, 2007 10:20 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeTexans for Lawsuit Reform(TLR) is a business group that spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to bash plaintiffs' lawyers and win restrictions on judgments against physicians and other defendants.A retired orthopedic surgeon, Forney Fleming, was eager to help TLR bash plaintiffs' lawyers especially those who targeted doctors. Dr. Fleming was quoted as saying, "I was practicing in a 'judicial...
- Beth Janicek | October 06, 2007 9:23 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThe New York Times analyzed records collected for Medicare and Medicaid Services and revealed that at 60% of nursing homes bought by large private equity groups in 2000 to 2006 have cut staffing and do not have the required amount of registered nurses. For example, Habana Health Care Center in Tampa, Florida was struggling financially when a group of large private investment firms purchased it...
- Shannon Weidemann | October 04, 2007 10:25 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA worker died in a construction accident at the site of a new hotel in Niagara Falls. Work was being done on the roof of the hotel when two men fell from the roof. One of the men was killed and the other was injured. The mostly non-union site was already under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for possible safety infractions dating back to August, said Arthur...
- Beth Janicek | October 03, 2007 9:47 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn March 2006, Walter Browning was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with an 18-Wheeler near Waco.Mr. Browning was riding a 2003 Honda Shadow around 3 p.m. when the 18-wheeler, changed lanes, struck Mr. Browning and knocked him off his motorcycle.Browning, a 13-year Army veteran and former security guard, lost four fingers on his left hand and can no longer walk without assistance...