An easy loophole is enabling nursing homes to hide their worst cases of abuse, neglect, and healthcare code violations. Government inspections, also called surveys, are the primary tool to ensure that nursing homes are providing a proper, safe environment for residents. Sadly, even when inspectors find and report flagrantly dangerous or abusive incidents, they can …
The legal team at Brown & Barron is proud to announce that five of our Baltimore attorneys have, for another consecutive year, been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars (reserved for exceptional early-career attorneys) recognize the top 5% and 2.5%, respectively, of all private practice attorneys across …
Pet therapy is gaining popularity as a means to improve our well being and to help achieve therapy goals. Pet therapy includes two similar but distinct strategies: 1) animal-assisted therapy (AAT), which is using animals for a specific treatment goal (e.g., developing fine motor skills after a stroke by grooming or petting a dog); and …
If you’re hosting elderly guests during the holidays, you should consider making your home “senior safe,” by reducing the risk of slips and falls. Falls are all-too common (and deadly serious) for our elderly loved ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury and injury death …
Why is it that we can invest so much time in minor online purchases, yet rarely give a thought to the hospital we trust for our well-being and that of our loved ones? In certain situations, the closest hospital is the probably the only option. The rest of the time, we have a choice. It …
Brown & Barron, LLC is pleased to announce that we have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” having been named in Maryland for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs! A ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” is a significant honor, as …
In the United States, a person dies from a stroke every four minutes. Stroke risk increases as we get older, but they can happen at any age. Strokes are among the leading causes of deaths in this country, especially for black Americans, who are twice as likely to have a stroke compared to whites. So, …
The United States continues to pursue the cruel policy of estate recovery, which essentially forces states to raid the estates of the poorest people in America to help pay back some of their healthcare expenses after they die. Estate recovery was made mandatory for all states in 1993, and it attempts to recoup the cost …
When the pandemic first hit in March of 2020, the residents of nursing homes and other senior facilities were hit the hardest by COVID — with more than 3,600 resident deaths and more than 34,000 cases in Maryland alone. Nursing homes have several factors that make them inherently vulnerable to a virus like COVID, including …
The State of Maryland will be conducting a study of nursing home residents to check on their antibodies to inform a decision on a vaccine booster shot. The COVID vaccines have been extremely successful in protecting people from contracting or dying from the virus; however, experts are considering the necessity of a booster shot as the …
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