Commercial vehicle accidents are different from other types of motor vehicle crashes. In Kentucky, a fully loaded commercial truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, while the average weight of a passenger car is around 4,000 pounds. This weight discrepancy puts car drivers and…
Fatal hospital falls in Kentucky are considered “never events” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That means that no fatal falls should ever occur in hospitals. Yet, each year hundreds of thousands of people fall in hospitals in the United States. Many of…
You may notice rails on the side of the bed when you visit someone in a nursing home. These bed rails are supposed to prevent sick, injured, or agitated patients from falling out of bed. Unfortunately, nursing home bed rails also pose significant safety risks,…
Your parent, spouse, or other loved one needs nursing home care, and it is up to you to find a safe place for your loved one to live. You have many choices, and you want to make the right one. Below, our experienced Louisville nursing…
Paraquat dichloride was first manufactured in 1961. Since then, this herbicide has been used to control grass and weeds all over the world. However, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricts the use of paraquat in the United States because it appears paraquat is…
Maybe you had time to research nursing homes before you placed your loved one in their new home, or maybe you needed to make an immediate placement, and you chose the nursing home as carefully as you could under the circumstances. Either way, your loved…