Wandering in a potentially deadly problem for nursing home patients with dementia and other medical conditions that make them unable to appreciate the dangers around them. While not a common problem, wandering from nursing homes puts particularly vulnerable patients at risk for harming themselves when they find themselves in the outside world with no one… Continue Reading
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Family Sues Florida Nursing Home For Death Of Wandering Resident
Posted in Elopement & Wandering, Wrongful DeathThe family of a 68-year-old nursing home resident who wandered from the facility to his death, has filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit. The family of Antoine Saintil recently filed the lawsuit against Broward Institute For Long Term Care after Antoine want missing from facility on Christmas day. Search efforts by the facility to find… Continue Reading