This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ruled that nursing home residents may use organizations as authorized representatives in the Medicaid application and enrollment process. According to an article on McKnights.com, CMS specifically cited the need for some nursing home residents who do not have family available…
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon have developed a new system for tracking nursing home patients in real life, and the system doesn’t even need a human operator. Using facial recognition and color tracking software with a couple of algorithms mixed in, they have made a system that in its first generation…
About 10 private companies may be interested in purchasing Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a county-owned home in Franklin County. According to an article on Herald-Mail.com, the home could sell for an estimated $6.5 million to $9.3 million. With seven other skilled nursing facilities in the county, the commissioners…
The attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law had their pick of the litter last week when they announced that Jill Strunk of Pottsville and her Saint Bernard puppy, Boudreaux, were the winners of the “Cutest Pet Contest.” The content began in March when clients were asked to send a picture…
The Schuylkill Center in Pottsville has something to brag about. Last week, it received the state’s second annual “Awards for Excellence in Health Care Compliance” from Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Michael Wolf. Earlier this month, we had blogged that the death of a Weatherly nursing home resident was ruled a…
The Schuylkill Center in Pottsville has something to brag about. Last week, it received the state’s second annual “Awards for Excellence in Health Care Compliance” from Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Michael Wolf. In addition to the Schuylkill Center, the Pennsylvania Hospital Skill Care Center in Philadelphia also won the award.…
It’s a family’s worst nightmare: the death of resident at the Weatherwood Nursing Home in Weatherly has been ruled a homicide by the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office. In an article on WNEP.com, a report by the coroner says that the 86-year-old female resident was allegedly pushed by another resident on…
The attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law pride themselves on keeping up-to-date on their areas of practice. This week, Attorney Dave Miller is attending the New Jersey Association for Justice’s Boardwalk Seminar 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ. The two and a half day training event includes in-depth educational lectures on…
This Friday (April 19), remember to wear blue and green in honor of the second annual National Donate Life Blue and Green Day in support of organ and tissue donation and in celebration of National Donate Life Month. Donate Life America is a non-profit alliance of national organizations across the…
The other week we read a thought-provoking op-ed piece in The Patriot-News of Central PA (PennLive.com) that reminds us what a difficult decision it is when we can no longer care for an elderly loved one and must move them into a nursing home. Even when we’ve done our research…