#004 - Personal injury lawyer Tyson Mutrux joins host David Terry as they discuss the ramifications of car crashes involving elderly individuals.  Join David and Tyson as they talk about several specific fact patterns and what lawyers involved in each case may do when an elderly individual is involved in a car crash. What if a cognitively confused, aging parent is injured by the negligence of another person? How will a personal injury lawyer represent that individual when there are cognitive deficits? Is that case treated differently than if the injured party was younger? What tactics wi ..read more

TITLE: Don’t Let A Nursing Home Trick You Into An Arbitration Agreement with Jocelyn Bogdan SPEAKERS David Terry, Jocelyn Bogdan SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry talks with Jocelyn Bogdan of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care about mandatory arbitration clauses contained within admission agreements of nursing homes.  Listen and learn more about: ·       What Consumer Voice does nationally to protect and empower nursing home residents. ·       What is Arbitration in general. When is arbitration good and when ..read more

TITLE: "Granny Cams": Cameras in Nursing Homes (Part 2) SPEAKERS David Terry, Majorie Moore SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry, invites back Marjorie Moore who is the Executive Director of VOYCE in Missouri. This is the follow up episode to episode 3 which discussed the legal right for family members to have cameras in the rooms of nursing home residents. The Missouri bill permitting "Granny Cams" has been signed into law, so this episode follows up on that huge issue.  Here are the highlights of the discussion: Missouri family members are now legally permitted to ins ..read more

In this episode David Terry discusses how to effectively complain about bad care in a nursing home. The following issues are discussed: One of the biggest concerns that people have about putting their elderly family members into a nursing home is whether they are going to get bad care and sadly it happens a lot. 95% of residents are neglected during their nursing home residency 44% of residents are abused during their nursing home residency Common complaints: Where are the employees?  Mom was left in her bed for hours at a time with a dirty diaper.  The food is left by their bed ..read more

TITLE: COVID-19: Expert Answers Will Life Ever Get Back to Normal?  Yes, but.... SPEAKERS David Terry, Dr. William Haseltine SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry talks in depth with Dr. William Haseltine, a well-known scientist on the cutting edge of the Covid-19 pandemic who is a regular guest on television news shows sharing his experience.  Dr. Haseltine has been a professor in the Harvard Medical School Department of Pathology and in the Cancer Biology Department of the Harvard School of Public Health and is an expert on HIV/AIDS virus research. This discussion ..read more

#003 - Listen in as experts and advocates for seniors across the country discuss the benefits of cameras in nursing homes (known as Granny cams) as well as the current legislative progress to legalize them.  David Terry discusses the state of Granny cams with three advocates for seniors. Marjorie Moore is the Executive Director of VOYCE in St. Louis, Missouri. VOYCE is an organization dedicated to helping to give a voice to senior citizens in Missouri and has been a strong advocate for cameras in nursing homes for several years. She will discuss the recent legislation in Missouri permitt ..read more

TITLE: Michael Brevda Talks About His Concerns with the Home Health Care Industry  SPEAKERS David Terry, Michael Brevda SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry, invited Florida attorney Michael Brevda to discuss the pros and cons of utilizing in-home care as opposed to an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing home.   They talked about the following points:  Exactly what is Home Health Care and what is the difference between  Home Health, In-Home Care, and Private Duty? Who are the individuals going into people’s homes to provide care for them? Are they  r ..read more

TITLE: How Chaos in New York Led to a National Movement for Nursing Home Reform SPEAKERS David Terry, Vivian Zayas SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry, invited to Vivian Zayas, creator of the Facebook Group “Voices For Seniors” and an advocate of nursing home reforms to discuss how she became an advocate for seniors. Vivian recounts how her mother was a victim of reckless decisions made by Gov. Cuomo of New York that ultimate resulted in her death and led Vivian into a life of advocacy.   They talked about the following points: The political decisions that affecte ..read more

TITLE: Tips to Keep Seniors Safely in their Home as Long as Possible SPEAKERS David Terry, Gretchen Kingma SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry talks with Gretchen Kingma an occupational therapist and a realtor.  She has developed a program that she uses to help families determine how they can best keep aging parents and their homes as long as possible and in a safe manner. They discussed the analysis that she goes through and assessment on how they can help people renovate their homes to make it safe for mom and dad to stay there. They discussed the following points ..read more

TITLE: Michael Brevda Talks About His Concerns with the Home Health Care Industry  SPEAKERS David Terry, Michael Brevda SHOW NOTES In this episode, host and lawyer David Terry, invited Florida attorney Michael Brevda to discuss the pros and cons of utilizing in-home care as opposed to an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing home.   They talked about the following points:  Exactly what is Home Health Care and what is the difference between  Home Health, In-Home Care, and Private Duty? Who are the individuals going into people’s homes to provide care for them? Are they  r ..read more