Memorial Day 2012 - Take A Moment To Remember And Thank A Veteran

Posted on May 28, 2012 by John R Kormanik

Memorial Day was first observed in 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Today, we continue to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by placing flags...row upon row of flags...at veterans cemeteries around the country and, indeed, around the world.

Let us not, however, forget those veterans who are still living. There are three veterans homes in Idaho: Boise, Lewiston and Pocatello. This Memorial Day, take time to remember what the day is all about, go to one of these sacred places, and thank a veteran for all he or she has done for you, your children, your country and, indeed, the world.

These wonderful people would never think to ask for our thanks. It is, however, our duty to let them know how much they are appreciated. This Memorial Day, thank a veteran for all you have. Without them, I cannot begin to imagine what a different place the world would be.

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Better Economic Times Are Not Necessarily Good For Nursing Home Residents

Posted on April 13, 2012 by John R Kormanik

In a recent paper published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College poses an interesting hypothesis. When the economy improves, nursing home deaths increase due to the simple reason nurses and health aides caring for the elderly decrease during economic booms. Frankly, this hypothesis is not at all surprising to me.

According to the authors: "[T]ight labor markets constrain the already scarce number of workers available for hire by nursing homes.... A greater scarcity of these front-line caregivers may have a direct impact on the elderly, causing them to die in greater numbers when the unemployment rate is declining."

In my experience, nursing homes pay their staff relatively poorly. They recruit less-than-stellar job candidates. As I often explain to my potential nursing home abuse and neglect clients: "Your aide can be flipping burgers at a McDonald's one day and caring for you the next." Although this may be an exaggeration, it is not much of one.

I believe, based upon my experience in pursuing justice on behalf of those injured by the negligence of nursing homes and their employees that staffing levels and quality of staff have a direct impact on nursing home residents' safety and well being. Honestly, who would argue otherwise.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury in a nursing home you should contact an attorney who has experience in this area of the law in order to protect your rights. As I tell people, you don't have to hire me or my Firm, but you do need to hire an attorney to ensure the playing field is level with the facility...heaven knows it has an attorney on its side!

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New Office Location

Posted on February 7, 2012 by John R Kormanik

You may have wondered where we've been. First, please accept my apologies for not posting information in quite a while. I will be here regularly from here on.

I wanted to let you know Kormanik Hallam & Sneed, LLP, has relocated. We have purchased an old house on the east side of downtown Boise. The house, located at 206 W Jefferson Street in Boise is fully handicap accessible for your convenience.

As I said, my apologies for not posting useful information for you in a while. I look forward to doing so again in the very-near future.

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