A home care-nurse and health care agency in Pennsylvania were found guilty of providing negligent care to a 55-year-old woman who required medical care for her Crohn’s disease. The medical malpractice lawsuit was premised upon the nurse’s failure to report a catheter-related infection to the woman’s doctor. The infection progressed throughout the woman’s body to… Continue Reading
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Home Care Nurse Mishap Results In Brain Injury To Patient
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThere’s been a lot of internet chatter regarding the home-video of a quadriplegic British man who suffered a brain injury after his home care nurse shuts off the life-support system and is unable to switch it back on. What makes this situation so tragic is that the man was so concerned about the poor… Continue Reading
“Home Care Nursing” Doesn’t Mean “No Care Nursing”
Posted in National Nursing Home Issues, NeglectAs the number of older adults increases, families are faced with the question of where their parents and grandparents will receive the best care. The answer for many families is to keep their family members at home. Many older adults who live at home require home health services, home nursing services, and in-home support services in… Continue Reading
Home Care Nurse Gets Probation For Ignoring Bedsores On Child
Posted in Nursing Home StaffCook County Judge James Linn sentenced Morris Lee Brinkley, a home-care nurse, to two years probation and 60 days of community service following her role in the death of a Chicago boy who she responsible for caring for. Earlier, Brinkley pleaded guilty to criminal neglect of a disabled person. Brinkley provided home-care nursing to the… Continue Reading
Home Care Nurse Has License Suspended In Connection To Death Of Disabled Boy
Posted in NeglectThe Chicago Tribune reported that Morris Lee Brinkley, a 73-year-old home care nurse, has had her nursing license suspended. According to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Ms. Brinkley’s nursing license was suspended for, “failing to adequately treat bedsores and other signs of neglect on a 13 year-old home health care patient who subsequently… Continue Reading