Recent Posts in 2012

• SSA adds many conditions to 'compassionate' list for benefits
  Dec 27, 2012
  Social Security Disability Insurance provides financial benefits for people in Pittsburgh who are unable to work due to a debilitating injury, illness ...
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• Nursing home's license revoked after abuse footage revealed
  Dec 17, 2012
  Police have arrested two employees of an eastern Pennsylvania nursing home after the family of a resident said they captured hidden camera footage of ...
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• Aging doctors may be more likely to commit medical malpractice
  Dec 12, 2012
  Many older people in Pittsburgh have been going to the same doctor for years. They value their doctor's deep knowledge of their medical history, as ...
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• Police investigating bloody attack on nursing home resident
  Dec 6, 2012
  A disturbing incident at a nursing home about 100 miles northwest of Pittsburgh is still under investigation more than 11 months after it occurred. ...
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• Sen. Casey criticizes Pittsburgh VA over Legionnaires' outbreak
  Nov 30, 2012
  An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at the Pittsburgh VA hospital earlier in November has drawn the attention of Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey. In a ...
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• Jury grants $1.77M award in nursing home neglect case
  Nov 21, 2012
  One of the saddest aspects of nursing home neglect cases in Pittsburgh is how quickly it can affect the resident's health. While most people who move ...
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• Veterans' benefits to increase in 2013
  Nov 16, 2012
  Many veterans and their families in Pittsburgh will be happy to hear that Congress passed a cost of living increase in veterans' benefits on Nov. 13. ...
  Posted By Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.
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• 98-year-old nursing resident the victim of sexual abuse
  Nov 9, 2012
  As much as we might investigate a nursing home in the Pittsburgh area before we allow a loved one to move in, in a sense committing a parent or spouse ...
  Posted By Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.
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