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The Liability of Nursing Homes During COVID-19
Nursing homes have been widely criticized for their lack of infection control over the years. During the coronavirus pandemic, this scrutiny has only grown. Much is unknown about COVID-19 and how to treat it, but we do know that the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions are most vulnerable to the virus. These are also…
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Massey Food Drive Now Underway
enjoys giving back and helping with community outreach projects. During this holiday season, we are excited to prepare Thanksgiving meals for less-fortunate families in our community. There will be a drop-off located at our office for canned goods and non-perishable items. With the help of our client advisory panel, we will organize a Thanksgiving meal…
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Choosing a Nursing Home for Your Loved One
The decision to move your loved one into a nursing home is one of the most difficult you will ever make. Even if you know it’s the best way to keep your loved one safe and well cared for, it can be mentally, emotionally, and financially taxing to find the right home. However, you don’t…
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The Insidious Problem of Elder Abuse by Nursing Home Caregivers
The elderly are often a vulnerable population. Whether due to illness or the frailty of aging, they are more susceptible to mistreatment and abuse than younger adults. For this reason, they are expected to have special protection when they move into nursing homes or residential care facilities. The primary job of such facilities is to…
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Mandatory Arbitration Clauses to Remain for Now
A Mississippi federal judge recently ruled that the prohibition of arbitration clauses in nursing home agreements, put into law in September of this year, cannot be enforced. Due to go into effect in stages starting on November 28, a major part of the new law would have prevented nursing homes from requiring residents to sign…
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Safety Concerns with Durham Bus Company
Wins Settlement Against Durham Bus Company A 12-year-old Hamilton County boy was injured by fellow students on a school bus operated by Durham Bus Company. When he arrived at his bus stop, his grandmother found that he could barely get down the steps from the bus. To the grandmother’s dismay, the school bus driver acted…
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Police Cite Texting Woman in Hit-and-Run Crash
In late October, a six-year-old Tennessee boy named John Paul Taylor was getting off his school bus when he was hit by a car. Although the bus was stopped, as were all of the other cars around it as the boy moved to cross the street, one car swerved around them all, hit John, and…
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Drugged Driving Accidents Increase in Tennessee
According to data recently released by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, drugged driving is now a bigger cause of deaths on the state’s roads than drunk and distracted driving. In just one recent example, in 2015 a semi truck near Chattanooga slammed into the back of a Toyota Prius, causing a massive pileup that eventually involved…
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Motorist Endangering Students’ Lives in North Georgia and Hamilton County
In a recent story on WDEF’s website, Logan Patterson and Edith Chavarria-Hernandez, are each facing charges in Whitfield County for allegedly failing to stop for school buses that were dropping of children. The two drivers were reported to law enforcement by witnesses who recorded the license plates of the alleged violators. Motorcycle dangers to students…
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