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Johnny Felder

Please join us in helping support Johnny Felder for House Seat 93.  As most of you know Johnny represents victims as a lawyer with McGowan Hood Felder and Phillips. Johnny is running for this House seat; his father represented the seat for years. I invite you to help support Johnny in any way that you can.

Mariner Settlement

Mercury News reported California operator Mariner Health Care agreed to pay up to $15.5 million in penalties, plus $2.25 million in costs, if the chain continues to fail to abide by terms related to patient safety and staffing levels. In 2021, all 19 of Mariner’s facilities and the company’s corporate management were sued for unsafely discharging

Safe Staffing Mandate

The nursing home staffing crisis is a call to action for safe staffing levels in long-term care facilities for quality care for older adults. Nursing home residents are suffering because their facilities do not have adequate numbers of staff to care for them. Without safe staffing, the understaffing will continue with devastating consequences for residents,

Misdiagnosis

McKnight’s reported on a recent study showing that 12% of people hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to be inappropriately diagnosed with the condition — especially people who are older, have dementia or experience an altered mental state. The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine evaluated the inappropriate diagnosis of CAP in 17,290 people hospitalized from 48 hospitals

Peterson Bankruptcy

One of the nation’s largest nursing home operators has filed for bankruptcy protection after defaulting on government-backed loans.  Peterson Healthcare operates 90 facilities in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois but filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court because of fiscal mismanagement. Reuters reported Peterson claims $295,000,000 in debt, including $45M owed under special

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$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

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