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Signs of Nursing Home Victim Abuse and Neglect That Will Alert Investigation Under the Illinois Nursing Home Act

By Anonymous

Skokie, IL January 8 2004—-Because many nursing home residents have limited abilities to communicate, identifying potential abuse requires careful monitoring. Boris Parad advises clients to look for the signs of nursing home abuse in their frequent visits to the nursing home or assisted living facility. Some of the more common types of physical abuse and neglect include:
•    Assault
•    Battery
•    Sexual Assault
•    Sexual Battery
•    Rape
•    Unreasonable physical restraint
•    Prolonged or continual deprivation of food or water
•    Use of a physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic medication for any purpose not consistent with that authorized by the physician
•    Not giving needed medication
•    Unexplained injuries
•    Caretaker cannot adequately explain condition
•    Open wounds, cuts, bruises or welts
•    Reports of being slapped or mistreated
•    Slapping, pushing, shaking, beating
•    Forcing an older person to stay in a room
Nursing home abuse or negligence is demonstrated by:
•    Injuries requiring emergency treatment or hospitalization
•    Any incident involving broken bones, such hip, arm or knee fractures
•    Any injury or death occurring during or shortly after an episode of wandering (including outside the facility) when the staff is not aware that the resident is missing for some period of time
•    Heavy medication or sedation
•    Rapid weight loss or weight gain without physician or family notification and a change in treatment being provided
•    Unexplained or unexpected death of the resident
•    One nursing home resident injures another resident
•    Resident is frequently ill, and the illnesses are not promptly reported to the physician and family

Deviations from standards of care, or any act of negligence resulting in injury to a nursing home resident, amount to patient neglect in violation of the Nursing Home Care Act. The Department of Health conducts investigations and its records show the citations of the homes for violating the administrative code requirement that all necessary precautions should be made to assure safety of residents at all times. Under the Nursing Home Care Act, the victim may recover compensatory damages and attorney’s fees on proof of the home’s negligence, and common law punitive damages on proof of the home’s willful and wanton, or grossly negligent, or intentional misconduct.

Boris Parad represents victims in nursing home injury cases on a contingency fee (a percentage of recovery) basis rather than on an hourly basis. He states, “The law protects our aged and infirm relatives and friends suffering in nursing homes as a result of the staff’s abuse and neglect.” Boris Parad has litigated cases in both federal and state courts in Illinois, Colorado, Michigan and argued cases in the Illinois appellate courts. His background and the firm’s services are described at www.ParadFirm.com or he can be reached directly at bparad@paradfirm.com.



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CALIFORNIA SENIORS OBTAIN FREE, LONG-TERM NURSING HOME CARE WITH HELP FROM COMPANY WITH A MISSION NHS and Zoran K Basich Guides Families Through Government Regulations to Save Thousands of Dollars in Costs

By Anonymous

September 23, 2004 -- "Many California seniors and their family members are under the mistaken impression that expensive long-term health care insurance policies and living trusts are useful and will provide needed financial protection," said Zoran K. Basich, NHS founder. "They don’t know that trusts are of no value when it comes to long term illness and will most likely force the family to spend all of their hard earned money paying for high health care costs. Again, most families do not realize that in this day and age with people getting older and living longer, they face the harshest creditor of all -- health care. The irony is that with the proper plan in place, Medi-Cal/Medicaid benefits can be used to meet care costs and you don’t need to be poverty stricken to receive them."

According to the Health Insurance Association of America, 7 million Americans 65 and older will need long-term care this year, and by 2020, that number will nearly double. And a recent survey conducted by AARP stated that, "the national average monthly cost of nursing home care is a frightening $4,654." And more than 55 percent of those surveyed mistakenly believed that Medicare foots the bill for nursing home care.
Basich, who has been doing this work for more than 22 years, founded NHS 11 years ago when he realized that California seniors and their family members were unaware of the government benefits that existed for them and how they could structure their estates to qualify for these government programs. He created a statewide network of long-term care consultants who conduct in-depth assessments, devise a plan to protect assets, act as liaisons between family members and government agencies, and help implement the plan to keep assets intact.

Rather than have California families pay for costly long-term care polices, NHS helps them obtain Medi-Cal/Medicaid benefits for long-term nursing home care while providing asset protection. NHS consultants provide not only future, long-term estate and illness planning but are available immediately during emergency health crisis to help families quickly obtain government funded benefits.

Company president Zoran K. Basich is an attorney and former founding member of Grey Law, a nonprofit legal services program for seniors and has served on the board of directors of the Alzheimer’s Association, the Betty Clooney Foundation and the Southern California Head Injury Foundation.

For more information on NHS, or for a free video describing their services, please contact NHS at (800) 773-6467 or visit our website http://www.nhscare.com .




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Mamámoda Introduces Hybrid Maternity-Nursing Clothes as Part of New Line

By Anonymous

FOREST HILLS, NY March 18, 2004 -- Mamámoda, a specialty apparel company for pregnant and nursing mothers, today announced it has introduced maternity clothes, including hybrids for pregnancy and breastfeeding. With the new line, available through specialty stores in the U.S. and abroad as well as through its Internet store at www.mamamoda.com, Mamámoda now offers women a broad range of nursing and maternity wear.

The hybrid garments, called Primissima™, give mothers the convenience and value of one wardrobe suitable for pregnancy, the breastfeeding stage and beyond. The clothes’ shapes and fabrics are designed to accommodate the mother’s body changes, as her belly expands during pregnancy and gradually returns to its pre-pregnancy shape after birth.

At this time, the Primissima™ line mostly features black and grey tones and is comprised of six styles, of which three are suitable for work and other formal occasions, and three are more casual. Just like Mamámoda’s regular nursing wear, these clothes have concealed nursing openings for easy and discreet access to the breasts, allowing a mother to breastfeed her baby in public without exposing herself, in comfort and with style.

The Company’s new line also features comfortable and fashionable maternity wear in cheerful, vibrant and elegant colors. The clothes come in six styles, including tops, wrap-around dresses and a pant set. The wrap-arounds are versatile, as they can be worn during and after pregnancy.

“When talking to retailers about our apparel, I was surprised to realize that many had a hard time to find attractive, high-quality maternity clothes for wholesale,” stated Frances Pflaumer, Mamámoda’s President, Chief Designer and founder. “The apparent continued need for such clothes led me to create maternity wear.”

She continued, “Since the Company has traditionally focused on nursing fashions, I did not want to design just another line of maternity clothes. So I thought about ways to combine the two concepts, and the result was Primissima™. I am very excited about these clothes, which I believe offer an attractive additional choice to pregnant moms who intend to breastfeed.”

Pictures of Mamámoda’s Primissima™ collection are available on the Company’s web site at http://www.mamamoda.com/MamamodaMaternityNursingClothes.html Images of the maternity line are posted at http://www.mamamoda.com/MamamodaMaternityClothes.html

About Mamámoda
Mamámoda designs, manufactures and markets sophisticated nursing and pregnancy apparel for the underserved high fashion, high quality market niche in the United States and foreign markets. The Company’s clothes have modern and form-fitting designs that bring out the femininity of the nursing and pregnant mom’s body, and are largely made from natural and luxury fibers. Mamámoda is currently selling to specialty retailers in the United States, Europe and Puerto Rico, and through its security-certified Internet store to domestic and international consumers. Mamámoda also intends to introduce the concept of nursing wear to other Hispanic markets, where it is largely unknown. For more information on the Company, please visit www.mamamoda.com.




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