Many people look at car insurance as an expensive obligation, when, in fact, it helps protect them. While insurance can’t stop an accident from happening, it can minimize the impact a crash has on your life, if you have the right coverage. Liability insurance offsets the financial risk associated with driving. Collisions happen every day, […]
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Can income sources reduce Social Security disability benefits?
When you cannot hold a job in Kentucky because of a disability, you rely on certain income sources to keep you afloat financially. Some of these are independent and not affected by other income sources, but some may be reduced based on the combined total. In the case of Social Security disability benefits, whether the amount […]
Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse is underreported according to an ongoing U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General audit. There is a federal law that requires calling the police when incidents occur, but only about 28% of serious abuse cases are reported by nursing homes. The full report is due out in 2018.
Nursing home residents’ rights: Freedom from restraints
Kentucky nursing home residents may have trouble controlling their own movements, and this may be one of the reasons that their families entrusted their care to a skilled nursing facility. However, Medicare.gov notes that with some exceptions, the law prevents nursing home staff from using physical restraints or medication to keep a person from movement or access […]
Surgical sponges should never be left behind
When you are going in for a surgery at a Kentucky hospital, you may primarily be focused on whether or not the procedure will be successful. However, there are frequent cases where the surgeon completes the operation as planned, but someone else on the team makes a critical error. We at the law firm of […]
Can car crash victims develop PTSD?
You are probably familiar with all sorts of different hardships that people have to endure after a motor vehicle crash, from debilitating injuries to fatalities. However, it is important to keep in mind that some of these accidents have ramifications that may not be as evident immediately following the wreck. For example, people may suffer […]
How do rollovers take place?
There are many dangers to watch out for as a driver, from inclement weather to reckless people on the road who may be drunk or failing to observe the speed limit. However, rollovers are another major concern and are responsible for many of the lives that are lost due to auto accidents in Kentucky and […]
Key information about Social Security disability benefits
When people in Kentucky earn income from a job, they pay Social Security taxes. According to FindLaw, if people become disabled, the money that they paid into this system makes them eligible for benefits based on the contributions they made. The more taxes a person paid into the system, the higher the amount of benefits he or […]
Influenza and the risk of an accident
People cause accidents on roads across the country for an array of reasons. Sometimes, these accidents were entirely preventable and only occurred because of a poor decision to drive drunk or exceed the speed limit. In Bowling Green, and other parts of Kentucky, these accidents can happen for reasons that are not always given as […]
A look at the different types of elder abuse
Each year, many Kentucky families entrust the care of their elderly loved ones to professionals in nursing home facilities. Often, these establishments are capable of providing enhanced care, physical assistance and environmental stability for its residents. However, incidents of elder abuse are not unheard of and a person’s familiarity with the types of abuse can […]