A home-care nurse has been charged with criminal mistreatment after she failed to seek medical attention for an elderly woman with severe bed sores that ultimately claimed her life. Prosecutors filed the charges against, Virginia Munger after an investigation revealed that although Munger was aware of advanced bed sores (also referred to as: decubitus ulcers,… Continue Reading
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Should Medicaid Dictate Who Receives Medical Treatment?
Posted in MedicareAn anticipated decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals may alter the way medical treatment is dispensed for Medicaid recipients. Under the current system, Medicaid recipients are entitled to receive ‘medically necessary’ treatment as prescribed by their physician. In cases of disabled or handicapped people this frequently means home nursing care by a CNA… Continue Reading
Caught On Tape: 90-Year-Old Man Beaten By Home Nurse
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home StaffThink the term ‘nursing home abuse’ is made up by lawyers? Cameras don’t lie…