If you’re like most people, you have probably signed an agreement without reading all the confusing legal language. From the simple downloading of an app for your phone to complex pages of mortgage documents, many of us essentially cross our fingers, agree to the terms, and hope for the best. However, if you’re signing yourself …
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus, began earlier this year, Maryland state health surveyors have visited nursing homes to ensure they are following guidelines needed to keep residents safe during this public health crisis. Yet, the state of Maryland does not require these surveyors to be tested for coronavirus, despite the fact …
The handling of the COVID pandemic is an issue that is driving a lot of voters to the polls in this year’s elections, but it might actually be contributing to suppressing the vote for the residents of nursing homes. The elderly have proven to be the most susceptible to COVID, and nowhere has that been …
October is Residents’ Rights Month. Brown & Barron, a Baltimore-based law firm specializing in nursing home law, is joining the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is encouraging every nursing home facility to create awareness and encourage the nursing home industry. They should focus on dignity, respect, and the value of each individual resident. If you or …
Any room in a hospital, whether it be an operating room, a delivery room, or a simple exam room, must be an error-free environment. This is because medical errors can leave patients with serious or permanent injuries. Such errors are more common than we realize. According to a 2013 study, medical errors result in approximately …
The sad truth is that healthcare is a business, and the primary way to drive higher profits is by reducing the amount and quality of care given to patients. When health care decisions and actions become based on saving time and money, it leads to preventable injuries and deaths. When serious injury or death to …
A Guide to Obtaining the Letters of Administration to be the Personal Representative of an Estate In the event a loved one is the victim of wrongful death, such as in a case of nursing home abuse/neglect, only the Personal Representative(s) with the official Letters of Administration can file a lawsuit on behalf of the Estate. The Personal Representative(s) is a legal term for the person(s) …
Every year, hundreds of women in the United States die during pregnancy, with more than 60% of these women’s deaths being preventable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The inconvenient truth is that racial disparities exist in these numbers. USA TODAY’s recent article titled “Without an ‘ounce of empathy’: Their stories …
There are certain birth injuries most people know about, such as cerebral palsy, bone fractures, postpartum hemorrhage, and more. There are, however, just as many (if not more) birth injuries of which people have never heard. Below, our Baltimore attorneys discuss three birth injuries you should know. #1. Caput Succedaneum Caput succedaneum refers to swelling …
Birth injuries don’t only impact the affected child. Parents may have a difficult time coping emotionally and financially after their child suffers an injury at birth.Learn three ways that a birth injury can affect a child’s parents. #1. Emotional and Psychological Distress Knowing their child has suffered a temporary or permanent injury due to a …
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