Inadequate Training Of Medi-Car Staff Exposes Seniors To Unnecessary Risk During Non-Emergency Transportation
For many seniors living in nursing homes and independently in their own homes, getting to doctors appointments or social engagements can be difficult-- if not impossible-- without the assistance provided by non-emergency transportation providers. Medical transport, or Medi-car programs as they are frequently referred to, provide an essential role the physical and emotional well-being of senior and the disabled. Most Medi-car companies have specially equipped vans to accommodate people in wheelchairs and with other special needs. The specialized equipment is worthless without properly trained staff. As lawyers whom have represented many people who received injuries during non-emergency transport, we usually...
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Medicare Standards Require Nursing Home Patients To Be Transported Safely
Emergency medical and transportation services are a necessary component of a comprehensive medical care program. Ambulance services can be provided by: volunteer, municipal, private, independent and institutional providers. All providers must meet requirements set by State and local laws in order to ensure adequate services and safe transport. According the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of people 65 and older is expected to double between 2000 and 2030. In the year 2020, there will be 10,000 people each day turning 65. As the population of people age 65 and older increases, there will be more people who require emergency medical and non-emergency transport services....
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Dropping Patients, Failing To Secure Wheelchairs & Dangerous Driving Put Elderly Patients At Risk Of Further Harm During Ambulance Transport
Very few people consider the journey to or from a nursing home. Unfortunately, what may be an afterthought for many, has turned into a nightmare for others when they where injured during ambulance transport. Over the years, I have seen many errors made by ambulance drivers and attendants that has resulted in severe injuries to my clients. In a pending matter, my law office was retained by the family of a man who was being transported from a nursing home to an out-patient dialysis center by a private ambulance company. During a short ride, the driver of the ambulance lost...
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Ambulance Accident Claims The Life Of A Nursing Home Patient After Dialysis Treatment
I was recently emailed a news story involving a 78-year-old patient at Lakeshore Nursing Home in Nashville, TN who died when the ambulance in which she was a passenger, collided with a truck parked on the shoulder of the road. The victim identified as Sue Bly, was being transported back to her nursing home in the back of a Rural / Metro ambulance from dialysis treatment. In addition to the death of Ms. Bly, the ambulance driver also died in the accident. Apparently, the ambulance driver drove into a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) truck that was parked on...
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