Dehydration Death Costs Nursing Home $6.5M
Sometimes I'm amazed by the number of preventable situations that develop in nursing homes due to a facilities failure to provide basic care. I mean, doesn't it seem obvious that facilities must provide food, water and a decent environment for their residents? Am I oversimplifying nursing home care? Perhaps, but the reality is that an overwhelming majority of nursing home injuries and deaths could be avoided if the facility were to provide this basic level of care. The Columbus Dispatch reported on this type of preventable situation when it reported on the dehydration death of 61-year-old Peter Southard. ...
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