No one seems to give much thought to transporting a nursing home patient in a wheelchair throughout the facility or outside on the facilities grounds. Just push the patient in the chair to where they need to go? Right? Well, like most tasks, there really is quite a bit more to it than is originally… Continue Reading
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Inadequate Training Of Medi-Car Staff Exposes Seniors To Unnecessary Risk During Non-Emergency Transportation
Posted in Dropped Patients, Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsFor 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