Home Nurse Who Failed To Get Medical Attention For Patient With Severe Bed Sore Now Faces Criminal Charges
A home-care nurse has been charged with criminal mistreatment after she failed to seek medical attention for an elderly woman with severe bed sores that ultimately claimed her life. Prosecutors filed the charges against, Virginia Munger after an investigation revealed that although Munger was aware of advanced bed sores (also referred to as: decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers or pressure sores) for six months, she took no medical intervention. Munger was employed as a CNA by Homewell Senior Care, a home-care nursing company. Read more about this case of senior neglect here. Home Care Services Many seniors are turning to home-care...
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New Medicare Website For Caregivers
The Elder Law Prof Blog prepared by Professor Kim Dayton, Director of the Center for Elder Justice and Policy at the William Mitchell College of Law, recently reported on a new service on the Medicare website for elder caregivers. The new Medicare website provides useful information to help home caregivers with questions such as: How to enroll in Medicare What doctors take Medicare? Are there alternatives to nursing homes? What billing forms need to be completed? How to choose a nursing home Today there are more than 44 million Americans (one out of five) provide daily care for a chronically...
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