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… Continue Reading
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Medicare Standards Require Nursing Home Patients To Be Transported Safely
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsEmergency 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… Continue Reading
Dropping Patients, Failing To Secure Wheelchairs & Dangerous Driving Put Elderly Patients At Risk Of Further Harm During Ambulance Transport
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsVery 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… Continue Reading
Ambulance Accident Claims The Life Of A Nursing Home Patient After Dialysis Treatment
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsI 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… Continue Reading
Ambulance Stolen From Chicago Nursing Home Results In Multiple Injuries
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsA private ambulance was recently stolen from a Chicago nursing home resulting in a six car accident with multiple injuries. The ambulance was taken from Clark Manor Nursing Home located on the 7400 block of North Clark Street and was driven north on Chicago Avenue into Evanston where the the ambulance was involved in a… Continue Reading
Transportation In & Out Of Nursing Homes: Ambulance Responsibility.
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsUnfortunately for many nursing home residents, their trip to the nursing home or out for a doctor’s appointment can be riddled with problems during transport and is a frequent source of injury (while being transported via: ambulance, medicar or medivan). Like nursing homes themselves, ambulances and paramedics are regulated by Medicare. Ambulances and their crews must… Continue Reading