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How Much Will I Get From My Personal Injury Claim?

The value of your personal injury claim will vary dramatically based on the circumstances surrounding your case and the severity and duration of the injuries that you received. Simply put, not all cases are the […]

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Aging Demographics in Wisconsin

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age for individuals in the state of Wisconsin is 38.5, which is an increase from the median age of 36, based on previous census figures. Over 20% […]

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What is the Best Way to Choose a Wisconsin Residential Care Provider?

Medicare.gov, the official U.S. government site for Medicare, operates the Nursing Home Compare database. This website is a source of detailed information for every Medicaid and Medicare-certified nursing home in the United States, which number […]

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When Nursing Home Staff Fails to Properly Monitor Resident Abuse

While many people think of staff members at nursing homes as the individuals responsible for elder abuse, the reality is that resident-on-resident abuse is rapidly becoming a serious problem in American nursing homes. An inability […]

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Are You Too Tired To Drive?

The United States is crisscrossed with roads, highways, and interstates. We use them, with the help of our cars, to go just about everywhere: work, the store, to see family, to go on vacation. According […]

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How Common is Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes and Other Care Facilities?

As our population ages, elder abuse is a problem that continues to grow across the United States. One study estimates that nursing homes care for 1.5 million elderly and frail Americans, for whom physical and […]

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Medicare, Medicaid Incorporate New Nursing Home Quality Measures

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has added six new quality measures to its Nursing Home Compare website, which allows consumers to get information on 24 different quality measures for over 15,000 Medicaid and […]

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What is Sepsis?

Sepsis is a serious bacterial infection that occurs in an individual’s bloodstream or body tissues, usually due to advanced bed sores or pressure ulcers. Some of the symptoms of sepsis that occur are a high […]

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Improperly Posting Photos of Nursing Home Residents on Social Media

An article from ProPublica published late last year details at least 37 separate incidents since 2012 that involved staff members from nursing homes and assisted-living facilities posting embarrassing or inappropriate pictures and videos of residents […]

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Nursing Home Falls: When Patients Are Left Unattended

Falls among elderly nursing home residents can result in critical injuries, some of which even may be fatal. Hip fractures, brain injuries, and fractures to other bones all can have grave results for the elderly […]

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