One day I was watching an Throwdown with Bobby Flay and he announced that "today" he was going up against…
Pat Summitt was one of the all-time best coaches in NCAA history. As Head Coach of the University of Tennessee's…
The National Council on Aging published an article titled Get the Facts on Elder Abuse. Using graphics to identify signs…
I was raised eating Egg Custard Pie. It's one of my favorites. My dad's family was dirt poor, living in…
The federal Patient Self-Determination Act, passed in 1990 and effective on December 1, 1991, requires most health care providers to…
HUD provides capital advances to finance the construction, rehabilitation or acquisition with or without rehabilitation of structures that will serve…
Numbering just over 75 million, today’s 21- to 37-year-olds—millennials—are the largest generation in US history. They are more tech savvy, more racially…
Greene appealed denial of his application for Medicaid. The denial was affirmed by an administrative law judge. After review, the…
In Cruver v. Mitchell, Medicaid had paid many of Mitchell's expenses until shortly before the hearing. Appellants, however, had decided…
The undisputed record shows that in April 2004, Gladowski qualified for Medicaid assistance to pay for nursing home care, but…
White, a British citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States entered the United States in 1991.She was…
The Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly interpreted 42 USC § 1396p with…
Corrine Barber died on June 22, 2005. Her Will left the bulk of her estate to her youngest child, Alecia…
In November 2002, Mrs. Medder's husband died. Her husband left her real estate and personal property in his Will. In…
Richard J. Medalie, brought suit under the Medicare Secondary Payer statute (the "MSP") against the drug companies that developed, manufactured,…
This case involves an insurance coverage dispute after Freddie Mae Burns died at Leland Health Care Center, a 128-bed skilled…
Jury returned a defense verdict and Plaintiff appealed challenging two issues concerning the exclusion of evidence. Plaintiff contended it was…
Walter M. Clark v. Tirr Rehabilitation Center Plaintiffs sued alleging that resident, who had osteoporosis, was negligently dropped by a…
Margie Mary Anderson started receiving Medicaid benefits on January 1, 1994. She died on February 21, 2004. Prior to Ms.…
Mary Virginia Jones Henkel started receiving Medicaid benefits on July 1, 1991. She died on February 19, 2003. In March…
On appeal, the issue was the validity of an arbitration agreement entered into by Dorothy Necessary ("Plaintiff") while signing documents…
The Estate of Clifford Ward filed a wrongful death case against a nursing home and corporate defendants in the Rutherford…
Stinson, a 75 year old who was struck by another resident, fell and broke her hip. She died four months…
On appeal, the Supreme Court of Tennessee found that the primary issue was whether a durable power of attorney for…
The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendant, finding that the statute of limitations had run. The Court of…
After a jury returned a verdict for the Estate, Defendants field a motion for new trial. The action was brought…
Defendant Barnes, an agency nurse, was found guilty in a criminal case of knowingly, intentionally and recklessly causing injury to…
This case concerns a dispute under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The issue was whether Plaintiff's mental…
After admission to the nursing home, resident met with the admissions director and signed a "resident admission agreement" and an…
In wrongful death case against nursing home, Defendants appealed trial court's order granting motion to compel three incident reports prepared…
After Plaintiffs filed a wrongful death suit, Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff argued the resident was incompetent…