Three Years And $23 Million Later, Jury Finds Home Care Nurse & Agency Responsible For Neglect Of Patient
A home care-nurse and health care agency in Pennsylvania were found guilty of providing negligent care to a 55-year-old woman who required medical care for her Crohn's disease. The medical malpractice lawsuit was premised upon the nurse's failure to report a catheter-related infection to the woman's doctor. The infection progressed throughout the woman's body to the point that she required extensive hospital care and amputation of both legs. The record verdict of $23.12 million intended to compensate the patient for past and future medical care, lost earning and and pain and suffering. Increased popularity of home health care Perhaps as...
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Home Care Nurse Mishap Results In Brain Injury To Patient
There's been a lot of internet chatter regarding the home-video of a quadriplegic British man who suffered a brain injury after his home care nurse shuts off the life-support system and is unable to switch it back on. What makes this situation so tragic is that the man was so concerned about the poor care he was receiving that he had a video camera mounted in his room to document his care. If anything, I hope this video serves as a reminder to all caregivers that they should be aware of how to care for their patients in...
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"Home Care Nursing" Doesn't Mean "No Care Nursing"
As the number of older adults increases, families are faced with the question of where their parents and grandparents will receive the best care. The answer for many families is to keep their family members at home. Many older adults who live at home require home health services, home nursing services, and in-home support services in order to maintain a high quality of life. Although home care nursing affords seniors more flexibility, the lack of a structured setting makes them particularly susceptible to elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation-- especially at the hands of unqualified or dangerous in-home caregivers. About 7.5...
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Home Care Nurse Gets Probation For Ignoring Bedsores On Child
Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Morris Lee Brinkley, a home-care nurse, to two years probation and 60 days of community service following her role in the death of a Chicago boy who she responsible for caring for. Earlier, Brinkley pleaded guilty to criminal neglect of a disabled person. Brinkley provided home-care nursing to the 13-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Despite the fact that she only saw the boy on weekends, she admitted that she was aware that the boy was mistreated by his mother-- yet she failed to alert authorities. When questioned, Brinkley knew the boy's mother: Left...
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Home Care Nurse Has License Suspended In Connection To Death Of Disabled Boy
The Chicago Tribune reported that Morris Lee Brinkley, a 73-year-old home care nurse, has had her nursing license suspended. According to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Ms. Brinkley's nursing license was suspended for, "failing to adequately treat bedsores and other signs of neglect on a 13 year-old home health care patient who subsequently died and for failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused and Neglect Child Reporting Act." The 13-year-old boy the Department of Professional Regulation is referring to is Jaylen Brown. Due to cerebral palsy, mental retardation and severe scoliosis,...
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