About Stan Andrzejewski: Stan is the founder of Greater Baltimore Yoga. He was certified in the Iyengar tradition in 1988 while a student of John Schumacher, but now considers Victor van Kooten as his main inspiration. He integrates 45 years of experience as a physical therapist into his 33 years of teaching yoga. He works […]

About John Cascone: Dr. Cascone, is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Physician. His internal medicine residency was done at the University of Kansas and infectious disease follow up at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the Medical Director of nursing homes in southwest Missouri. His medical practice includes the care of […]

About Ellen: Ms. Platt is founder and owner of The Option Group, LLC. Her team conducts comprehensive evaluations, makes recommendations, implements a plan of care and coordinates resources to support it. They provide a thorough knowledge of the healthcare industry and can help families skillfully navigate the maze. Additionally, they provide advocacy services and can […]

About Rob Schenk: Rob Schenk is a lawyer with the law firm Schenk Smith Trial Attorneys based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Schenk Smith Law firm focuses exclusively on representing families with loved ones that have been seriously injured or killed in nursing homes.  In this episode, Steve and Rob Schenk discuss:  1. Why do nursing […]

In this episode, Steve and Paul discuss: 1. How did you go from an attorney in England to a district attorney in San Diego? I came to the US in 1970 after seeing Easy Rider, traveled the country, met a girl and fell in love. 2. How did you come to specialize in elder abuse […]

1. Your website http://www.thedisabilitydigest.com/ It has nearly 200,000 people who have maximized their disability benefits or income opportunities. Can you tell my listeners what exactly is the disability digest? The disability digest is a free resource where you sign up, fill out a profile that helps us understand if you’re going through the approval process […]

In this episode, Steve discusses: Occupational diseases can be any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of working conditions or occupational activity, even long term These do not occur overnight, they can take years to develop over a sustained period of time An employer can be responsible for medical treatment, lost wages, permanent disability […]

In this episode, Steve and Martha discuss: All bedsores are pressure ulcers, but not all pressure ulcers are bedsores Changes in long term care settings, including eliminating the use of restraints Many facilities don’t check to see if existing medications could be eliminated or replaced Many nurses and even doctors aren’t trained on wound care […]

We are all living longer, which means we may need to rely on others to help us or our parents. Thus, like it or not, the Senior and Elderly population is vulnerable to negligence committed by medical professionals, Nursing Home and assisted living facilities, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, insurance companies and everyday individuals and […]