Nursing Home Lawyer & Attorney : Stark & Stark Law Firm : Elder Care, Senior Care

We wanted to inform the readers of our blog of the recent recall for the drug Digitek. Digitek was initially prescribed to treat cardiac arrhythimas and heart failure, but more recently has been known to have devastating effects for those to have taken the medication.

The recall was announced after Digitek tablets were distributed with double the amount of the approved active ingredient. Several incidents of serious injury and death in patients who have taken the drug have already been reported. Some patients have reported toxicity, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, cardiac instability and bradycardia.

If you or a loved one have suffered a severe illness, injury or death after taking Digitek, you can have an experienced injury attorney from our firm review your potential case.

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One of the greatest obstacles to helping victims of abuse and neglect is the failure of nursing homes to self police. More often than not, we see a complete lack of investigation - even in light of serious allegations against staff. One way for families to overcome this is to immediately call the Ombudsman's office for their state.

The work doesn't end there, though. Families should remain in constant communication with the investigator. DO NOT ALLOW THE INVESTIGATION TO BE LIMITED TO THE NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING'S SIDE OF THE STORY. MAKE SURE THAT THE INVESTIGATOR GETS BOTH SIDES.

Our office has had great success over the years in utilizing these investigations to both improve the quality of care and help our clients achieve justice.

Here is a link to a helpful site which provides phone numbers for the Ombudsman's office for each state. And here is a direct link to New Jersey's Ombudsman's home page.

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Here is an article I recently read, which outlines not only allegations of abuse, but also retaliation against a whistle blower who reported the abuse. The article contains helpful links for families looking to research nursing homes.

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One of the most important responsibilities of nursing home owners is to treat their employees well.  This leads to a positive environment, which fosters good care and enthusiasm among staff.  As may be seen, the opposite is alleged here in an article stating that the Union City's Manhattan View Nursing Home is being sued by the United States Department of Labor. The suit is seeking unpaid overtime wages for employees of Manhattan View over the past several years.

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