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Nursing Home Resident Found Dead But Staff Hadn’t Noticed
When our loved ones move into nursing homes or long term care facilities, it is because they need assistance living their lives. Therefore, families should be able to trust their loved ones will be checked on routinely. Unfortunately for many, not all care facilities are created equal and not all staff members do their jobs….
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Patient Mix-Up Leads To Man Being Taken Off Life Support
Deciding to take a loved one off of life support is an extremely difficult and emotional process. Fortunately, most of us won’t ever have the opportunity to determine life and death for our loved ones, so when the decision falls to us in extreme circumstances, it is almost unbearable. Recently, a New York woman went through this arduous process only to discover a patient mix-up led to her taking a stranger off life support.
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Children’s Hospital Pays For Fugitive Doctor
While you hear about medical malpractice cases involving adults or even elderly patients, cases involving children can be less visible in the media. When the medical malpractice injury of a child occurs, however, the events are no less shocking or life changing for those involved.
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Doctors Who Surrender Their Medical Licenses Still Practice In Other States
When you make an appointment to see a doctor or specialist, you believe you are going to see a qualified professional who will give you the best care possible. Unfortunately, when that doesn’t happen and mistakes are made or any sort of misconduct occurs at the hands of your physician, it can be a troubling experience to say the least. So, in the event a doctor or specialist loses or surrenders their license, you wouldn’t expect them to still practice, right? Wrong.
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CMS Pushing For More Safety In Nursing Homes
We often think nursing homes and care facilities for the elderly are safe and secure options for housing our older loved ones. It’s hard to imagine anything else, when we frequently view advertisements showcasing happy and healthy elderly people living under the care of a professional staff. Unfortunately, however, this isn’t always the case.
