When you or a loved on are in a car accident or other incident that ends in injury, you deserve to fight for compensation. You will likely be dealing with medical bills, suffering and, if you endure a catastrophic injury,…
Many people are familiar with the terms “concussion” and “traumatic brain injury,” but not many are familiar with the term “chronic traumatic encephalopathy.” This may be in large part due to the fact that CTE is not only rare but…
Nursing home residents have more risk of injury than those who reside in an assisted living facility. After all, nursing homes provide skilled care, and residents are often more vulnerable to injury due to age-related health and mobility issues. Perhaps…
Those in Virginia Beach who entrust their loved ones to the care of nursing homes may justified in fearing the potential of abuse occurring. Accusations of nursing home abuse and neglect are not uncommon, yet when they are made, most…
Many cases of nursing home neglect and abuse occur due to staffing issues. It is difficult to keep well-trained staff at these facilities due to the difficult and demanding work, which includes having to work long days, physical aspects of…
There are two general approaches to a legal case. You can settle, which means that you reach an agreement with the other party on what they will pay towards your injury. The other option is to go to court. There…
If you and your family have spent considerable time weighing your options for quality care for a senior family member, chances are you compared several options for senior care facilities in Virginia before choosing one. Now that you are getting…
When a person is young, a fall is often more of an embarrassment than a serious matter. Because individuals often develop brittle bones as they age, a fall for a nursing home resident may be disastrous. Sometimes, falls in nursing…
Some Virginia families have senior relatives who, for no apparent reason, get up and wander. They may walk around the house, a care facility, or try to leave a residence to go somewhere else. The problem of senior wandering is…
Content updated on January 9th, 2023. The brain and spinal cord use nerves to carry messages to the organs, muscles and other parts of the body in a way that is similar to electrical wiring, and the structure of a…