Don't Forget The Enduring Damage Nursing Home Neglect Leaves Behind
If you ever need a reminder of the lingering impact nursing home neglect has on an individual, take a look at a a Post-Tribune article, "Woman who sued Northlake nursing home for malpractice dies". As a society, we frequently forget about how victims of nursing home neglect frequently suffer long after a lawsuit is is resolved or news story is published. The Post-Tribune article highlights how Mary Ann Jackson fought for years to live with horrible bed sore injuries she sustained during an admission Northlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Merrillville, IN (now closed). What started as an 'ordinary' admission...
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Longer Hours For Nurses Usually Translates To Poor Patient Care
A recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in conjunction with the University of Maryland School of Nursing confirms what many people have long suspected-- tired nurses are more likely to make mistakes when it comes to patient care. In researching this conclusion, 633 hospital nurses were evaluated in North Carolina and Illinois. Though 12-hour shifts may be popular amongst nurses and hospitals alike, the longer shifts resulted in an increased death rate for patients related to pneumonia and acute myocardial infarctions (heart attacks). What makes this study different from similar studies in the past is...
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Children In Day Care Are Susceptible To Many Of The Same Problems Our Elderly Nursing Home Patients Encounter
Despite differences in the number of candles on their birthday cake, children and the elderly have far more similarities than differences. Our eldest and most junior members of society are particularly susceptible to abuse and mistreatment due to negligent or suspect care provided by caregivers. As a personal injury lawyer, I have been fortunate to represent children who have suffered an injury in a day care setting due to the negligent or abusive actions of a caregiver and can attest to the fact that many of the same underlying principals that result in nursing home injuries similarly result in...
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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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