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Nursing Homes and the Risk of Hepatitis A
Nursing home residents are a vulnerable population. In many cases, these are patients who already have compromised immune systems or difficulties with their health. If assisted living caretakers or nursing home staff members are not careful to protect them from the spread of dangerous illnesses like hepatitis A, it is…
Read MoreGenworth Study Reveals Elder Care Costs Rising
Genworth released its annual Cost of Care Study to continue educating the public on the expenses associated with nursing home and assisted living facilities. Long-term care for the aging population is an increasingly cost-prohibitive service. What Genworths 2015 study found was that the cost of care in certain states has…
Read MoreDeadly Crash Resulted from Running Red Light, Police Say
A tragic and fatal crash that took place April 4 highlights the importance of obeying all traffic signals in our area. Authorities say that at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, one drivers failure to stop at a red light near the 7600 block of W. Good Hope Road caused a collision…
Read MoreMarch Car Accident Death Toll for Wisconsin Highest Since 2007
Last month, 36 fatal auto accidents happened on Milwaukee roads. The state highway patrol says this is the highest March total in six years. As a comparison, in March 2007, 58 people were killed in crashes. According to a press release from Wisconsin State Highway Patrol, 98 fatalities have already…
Read MoreStryker Settlement Deadline Extended; Claims Are Being Filed
In November 2014, Stryker Corporation agreed to settle thousands of claims related to its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. Now, the deadline to register a claim of injury, revision surgery or other loss has been extended to April 17, 2015. For patients who received one of Stryker’s faulty devices, this means…
Read MoreMilwaukee Teens Arrested After Rollover in Stolen Car
Four teens are in custody after a Friday night crash in a stolen vehicle, police say. According to reports, all four of the adolescents fled the scene after the accident. The collision took place on the 4300 block of N. Port Washington Road. At approximately 11 p.m. on March 27,…
Read MoreGM Bankruptcy Judge Reconsiders Decision to Shield Automaker from Economic Damage Claims
General Motors, Inc. (GM) filed for bankruptcy in 2009, subsequently receiving a bailout of $49.5 million. At the time, all economic loss claims related to vehicles manufactured prior to the bailout would be blocked, shielding New GM from the errors of Old GM. However, the same judge who granted the…
Read MoreNew Evidence Shows Teen Driver Distraction Often Precedes Crash
While recent studies show that teens are driving more distractedly than ever, new evidence from AAA indicates that the number of deaths linked to adolescent distracted driving may be higher than previously reported. AAA has reviewed 1,691 real-time crashes through in-car cameras and audio recording devices. None of the accidents…
Read MoreNursing Home Patient Found Dead in Stairwell, Coroner Orders Autopsy
The tragic story of Juanita Simmons is all too familiar in the nursing home industry. The 85-year-olds younger sisters suspected she was suffering abuse and neglect at Midwest Rehabilitation and Respiratory Center in Belleville, Ill., but the women did not have the legal authority to remove their sister from the…
Read MoreWisconsin Observes National Work Zone Awareness Week to Reduce Roadside Accidents
Beginning Monday, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) officials in partnership with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will observe Work Zone Awareness Week in an effort to raise awareness about the dangers and prevalence of roadside construction site crashes. The campaign, which is set to run the week of…
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