The attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law are proud to be a sponsor of the 9th annual Latin Festival being held this Sat., Sept. 29 at the First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA. Admission is free for the event that will be held from noon to 8 PM. Parking for…
The attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law ask you to join with us as we remember all those who lost their lives 11 years ago today at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and…
On Friday, two remaining residents were evicted from White Owl Manor in Mahanoy City and the doors were padlocked because the owner did not take action on a judge’s order. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, White Owl Manor operated for many years as a personal care home, but…
On Thursday, a judge approved the sale of personal property belonging to Saint Catherine Medical Center in Fountain Springs. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, the building will almost certainly cease to be a hospital as a result of the ruling. This ends the hospital’s 129-year history here in…
A local man is using the power of the web to keep Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in county hands. His decision to take action came about two weeks ago when he read in the Pocono Record that Monroe County Commissioners said that not “one more dollar of tax should…
An attempt to see if financial incentives might improve quality of care at nursing homes had mixed results, according to an article on McKnights.com. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services conducted a pilot program where nursing homes would be rewarded if they met financial savings goals and improved quality…
On Friday, four long-term care residents received certificates for completing Pennsylvania’s Empowered Expert Residents (PEER) program. The program is designed to empower nursing home residents to speak out about quality-of-life issues. According to an article on TheTimes-Tribune.com, the training is led by the non-profit group Serviing Seniors Inc., of Lackawanna…
Anyone with relatives in the Berwick Retirement Home in Berwick, Columbia County, should take heed to the following article from WNEP.com. A former employee has been charged with stealing $24,600 from residents while she worked at the home. And according to police, that number could grow. Berwick police said the…
As Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID Law continues to keep people in the state talking, it also brings up a new responsibility for nursing facilities: issuing photo identification to residents if necessary to allow them to vote. Both the PA Department of Health (DOH) and the PA Department of Public Welfare…
A new study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that high patient loads and high nurse exhaustion rates were associated with an increase in catheter-associated urinary-tract and surgical-site infections among hospital patients. According to an article on McKnights.com, reducing cather-associated urinary-tract infections remains a top concern…