Personal injury claims arise in numerous situations, from auto accidents and medical malpractice to wrongful death and product liability. Any of these can cause someone to sustain a brain injury; however, the most common cause of brain injury is slip and falls. Although the majority of slip and falls cases fall under workers’ compensation claims, these incidents also occur frequently among nursing Read More >>
Brain Shrinkage Increases Risk of TBI After a Fall
When a young person suffers an injury from a fall, they tend to pop right back up having sustained only minor damage. When a serious injury does occur, which doesn’t happen often, they usually recover relatively quickly. But as the human body begins to age, falls can become more serious and potentially life-threatening. When you hear about a nursing home resident falling, it can be extremely Read More >>
How to Help a Family Member Who Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in NYC
Living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can require extensive and pervasive needs, from resources and coping strategies to support and treatment plans. TBI can include anything between a closed-head or open-wound injury to a crushing brain injury. Those who suffer a TBI, even the mildest of forms, will inevitably endure a long road to recovery, accompanied by a range of potential complications Read More >>
Financial Abuse of the Elderly is Expected to Rise During COVID-19
Scammers have always been around—they’ve just become smarter, sneakier, and quicker. Email scams that were once easy to monitor have been upgraded and revised into some of the world’s most fraudulent scams. But for scammers, the overall purpose remains the same: to steal your money and hack your private information. Fast forward to the start of 2020, where we’ve seen the COVID-19 pandemic ease Read More >>
What Are the 5 Most Common Infections Among the Elderly in NYC?
Bacterial and viral infections affect millions of Americans each year. For young people, they’re often easily treated and quickly resolved. For adults over the age of 65, on the other hand, it’s not uncommon for complications to develop after an infection, which can lead to chronic poor health, ongoing discomfort, and a higher risk of hospitalization. In fact, a third of all deaths in seniors over Read More >>
How Can New York’s Child Victims Act Help Sexual Abuse Survivors Get Justice in Court?
New York’s new Child Victims Act has allowed at least 639 sexual abuse survivors across the state to file civil suits against abusers and the institutions that protected those abusers, according to the New York State Unified Court System. That number only accounts for cases filed from August 14, the day the law went into effect, to September 9. Many more are expected because of the new law’s Read More >>
John Dalli Advises Families on Selecting Home Health Care Aides: Mineola American
As the number of aging adults increases rapidly, many families are turning to home health care aides to allow older parents to stay in their own residences instead of moving to nursing homes. But how do you select an aide that will provide the necessary quality care? John Dalli of Dalli & Marino, LLP wrote the attached column in the Mineola American about navigating this issue amidst a Read More >>
New Issue Alert from LTCCC on Nursing Home Transfer & Discharge Protections
Unwanted transfers or discharges from a nursing home can be devastating for residents and their families. This Issue Alert from the Long Term Care Community Coalition provides information on: why this is an important issue, relevant standards and requirements, links to data on facilities that have been cited for transfer and discharge deficiencies, and more. Below is the complete text of the Read More >>
Elder Law Guys: Doublecheck when they say the rehab center doesn’t have room – From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
An article in the 26 Feb., edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Julian Gray and Frank Petrich, was entitled "Elder Law Guys: Doublecheck when they say the rehab center doesn't have room". Federal Law and Medicaid and Medicare: Responsibility for Hospital Discharges (Copyright Getty Images.) Gray and Petrich cite significant occurrences surrounding hospital discharges, "In two recent Read More >>