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How the Pandemic Has Changed Elder Law for Good

COVID has brought about drastic changes to every industry, and like many professionals, lawyers have had to adapt to the challenges and “new normal” posed by the pandemic. In many ways, attorneys had to reinvent themselves to become “COVID-19 attorneys”.…

Apr 5, 2021

by Dalli & Marino

4 Steps to Reduce Your Loved One’s Risk of Falling

Falls are a common occurrence, particularly among people ages 65 and over. One out of four elders fall each year, making it the leading cause of both death and nonfatal injuries. Annually, 65% of nursing home residents have slip-and-fall accidents.…

Sep 18, 2020

by Dalli & Marino

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Tips for Reducing Your Risk of a Prescription Error

In any given week, four out of five adults will use prescription medication, over-the-counter drugs, or dietary or herbal settlements in the United States. Nearly a third of adults take five or more different medications, and it’s estimated that nearly…

Sep 4, 2020

by Dalli & Marino

A News 12 Long Island Story, April 22 (*updated April 23), was entitled, "'Slap in the face': Nursing home countersues family who won wrongful death suit." It explained that: "A jury awarded $1 million to the family of wheelchair-bound Salvatore…

Apr 25, 2019

by Dalli & Marino

Patient Deaths Cited In Mass. Settlement With 7 Nursing Homes – NEPR and WBUR

On March 14, New England Public Radio reposted an important broadcast (and article) from WBUR, with the online article, by Quincy Walters, entitled "Patient Deaths Cited In Mass. Settlement With 7 Nursing Homes." The broadcast and article described a woman…

Mar 19, 2019

by Dalli & Marino

A shocking story appeared on and in several New York news outlets in 2017, one sourced here from the News4NY (NBC) website, entitled, "Nurse Attacks 83-Year-Old Paraplegic War Veteran After He Outs Her for Being Late to Work: Cops". The…

Jan 22, 2019

by Dalli & Marino

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