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Senators Introduce Long Overdue Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act
- A group of Democratic senators have introduced the much-needed and much-anticipated Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act.
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Pennsylvania Nursing Homes - Two Voted the Best, but Standards Threatened by Legislature
- US News & World Report has released its Best Nursing Homes Honor Roll, and of the 39 facilities that received top honors, two call Pennsylvania home.
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Rob Sachs Addresses National Trial Lawyers Summit
- Rob Sachs, managing partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Shrager, Spivey & Sachs, spoke at the National Trial Lawyers Association Summit in South Beach, Florida, last week.
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H.R. 1907 - A Dangerous "Solution" to a Nonexistent Problem
- With limited public notice and less debate, the Pennsylvania House is expected to vote on Wednesday on a plan that would limit the rights of victims of nursing home and assisted living facility abuse and neglect.
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Recent Medical Study States Hip Fractures are Linked to Increased Death Rates for Some Older Women and Advice from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers on How to Protect Your Loved Ones
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The authors of a 2011 article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine Journal found that hip fractures are associated with an increased risk of death for woman ages 65 years to 79 years, and healthy woman who are 80 years of age or older.
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Nursing Homes have a Financial Incentive to Send Residents to the Hospital, and Advice from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nursing Home and Abuse Lawyers on How to Protect your Loved Ones
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A September 29, 2011 article from the New England Journal of Medicine discussed the importance of reducing the unnecessary hospitalizations of nursing home residents.
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Seven-Figure Settlement for Estate of Philadelphia County Nursing Home Resident with Dementia Who Fell Down Laundry Chute and Suffered Multiple Fractures and Internal Injuries
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Shrager, Spivey & Sachs managing partner Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of a 77-year-old nursing home resident who had been admitted to a nursing home because of his significant Alzheimer's symptoms.
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Six-Figure Settlement Resulting from Death of Assisted Living Facility Resident Given Too Much Medication that Amounted to Chemical Restraints
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Elder abuse attorneys Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of an 80-year-old woman in a lawsuit against an assisted living facility - ALF - and a private physician in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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Six-Figure Settlement Against Local Hospital for a Man Who Sustained a Pressure Ulcer on his Lower Back
- Shrager, Spivey & Sachs managing partner Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the family of a 64-year-old man who was hospitalized in a major Philadelphia hospital for cardiac surgery.
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Fatal Failure to Treat Infection in 90-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Results in Six-Figure Settlement
- Shrager, Spivey & Sachs nursing home lawyers Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of a 90-year-old nursing home resident who had lived in the for-profit defendant nursing home for six years before the events which took her life.
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Six-Figure Settlement for 97-Year-Old Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Assisted Living Facility Resident Who Fractured her Pelvis in Fall
- Shrager, Spivey & Sachs elder abuse lawyers Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of a Lebanon County, Pennsylvania assisted living resident who fell twice and suffered a pelvic fracture.
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98-Year-Old's Drop from Hoyer Lift Results in Six-Figure Settlement of Berks County, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Case Against Large Nationwide Nursing Home Chain
- Philadelphia nursing home lawyers Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin from Shrager, Spivey & Sachs successfully represented the estate of a 98-year-old nursing home resident who sustained a hip fracture and head injury when she was dropped during a "transfer" using a Hoyer lift.
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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident's Death Leads to Six-Figure Settlement for Failure to Prevent Numerous Falls
- Elder abuse attorneys Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of an elderly woman against a local nursing home.
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Six-Figure Settlement for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident Who Died After Nursing Home Failed to Give Her Properly Prescribed Diuretic
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Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the estate of an elderly woman who had been taking diuretics for years.
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Shrager, Spivey & Sachs Managing Partner Robert Sachs Honored at Annual American Association for Justice Convention
- At the American Association for Justice’s annual convention in New York City, Philadelphia trial lawyer Robert L.
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Mid-Atlantic Health Care Buys Five Philadelphia Nursing Homes, Making It the Largest in the City
- It was recently announced that Mid-Atlantic Health Care acquired control of five Philadelphia nursing homes from The NewCourtland Network, making it the largest long-term care provider in the city.
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Rob Sachs on the "What's Up" Radio Program
- Once again, I had the pleasure of speaking with Terry Lowry on his "What's Up" radio program about elder abuse and neglect.
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Protect Pennsylvania's Working Families
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As many of you know, corporate interests have been trying to erode victims’ rights in our nation’s courtrooms, and the latest attempt in Pennsylvania deserves your attention.
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New Consumer Guide for Long-Term Care Released
- As an attorney focusing on nursing home and assisted living abuse, I've advised hundreds of clients, colleagues and friends about how to choose the right long-term care solution for their loved ones, and my advice is always the same: Be informed.
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Shrager, Spivey & Sachs Law Clerk to Receive Myron H. Deutsch Memorial Award
- Shrager, Spivey & Sachs law clerk Jason Tucker will receive the prestigious Myron H.
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Rob Sachs on the "Senior Tsunami"
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This week, I was the featured guest on Terry Lowry’s “What’s Up” radio program for a segment on aging in America.
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'Never Events' Happening All Too Often
- In the medical field, there are certain mistakes without an excuse.
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Quality-of-Life Settlement for Willowcrest and Willow Terrace
- The United States Attorney’s Office recently reached a civil settlement with Willowcrest Nursing Home and Willow Terrace long-term nursing care residence to resolve an investigation of both facilities, which found sub-standard pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, incontinence care, pain management, nutrition, weight monitoring, infection control and diabetic care.
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Senior Tsunami
- On Terry Lowry's "What's Up" radio program, he discussed the anticipated "Senior Tsunami" in America and its potential implications for nursing home and assisted living care.
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Changing the Approach to Alzheimer's
- Too many nursing homes and assisted living facilities treat Alzheimer's patients as a force to be contained.
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Kentucky Nursing Homes Use Music to Curb Bedsores
- A recent study has shown that something as simple as a musical prompt can prevent patients from developing bedsores.
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New Rules for Assisted Living Facilities to Take Effect - FINALLY!
- For years, Pennsylvania has bucked the trend established by several other states - distinguishing personal care homes from assisted living facilities.
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NPR Launches Nursing Home Database
- NPR has launched an interactive database of the nation's nursing homes to catalog the independence level of residents.
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GAO Report Highlights Complexity of Private Investment Firms' Purchases of Nursing Homes
- The Government Accountability Office recently released a report on the complexity of private investment purchases and called for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve the usability and completeness of ownership data.
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AAJ Report Highlights Efforts of Civil Justice System to End Nursing Home Abuse
- Today, the American Association of Justice released a report on using the civil justice system to combat elder abuse and neglect.
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Assisted Living Facilities in Pennsylvania to Have New Rules – Finally
- I'm happy to report that there will finally be a coherent set of rules in Pennsylvania to govern the basic operations of assisted living facilities.
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Robert Sachs Named Volunteer of the Month by Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program
- Robert Sachs has been recognized by the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP) for his outstanding volunteer assistance to VIP's clients.
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Standing Up for Seniors: Leonard’s Success Story
- Robert Sachs and Chad Galvin have been named Volunteers of the Month by the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program.
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Philadelphia Trial Results in Record Punitive Damages Verdict
- My friends Churchill Houston and Steve Maher from the Maher Law Firm received a $5 million punitive damages verdict today from a Philadelphia jury.
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Important Binding Arbitration Case Pending Before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Pending Sale of Weatherwood, Carbon County’s Publicly-Owned Nursing Home
- Carbon County, Pennsylvania has begun the process of selling Weatherwood, the county-owned nursing home in Weatherly.
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Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin teach in AAJ Nursing Home seminar in Las Vegas
- In September, 2007, Rob Sachs was a faculty member at the American Association for Justice’s "Litigating Nursing Home Cases" seminar held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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