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Both federal and California law prohibit health care facilities from discharging a patient with a life-threatening condition because of an inability to pay. Researchers, however, found that hospitals transferred uninsured or government-insured patients to other...
When you put a loved one in a nursing home, you hope he or she will receive adequate care. But this is not always the case, and many caretakers abuse or neglect seniors in their care. According to the National Association of Nursing Home Attorneys, approximately 5...
While people may have heard of an occasional road rage incident in California, the issue is more serious than many may think. More than 80% of American drivers agree that they have felt enraged while behind the wheel at least once within the past year, according to...
When your loved one is struggling to thrive in a nursing home, you may start to worry about signs of possible emotional abuse from caretakers. Elder emotional abuse can come in many forms, but most symptoms are noticeable if you know what to look for. Speaking...
If you have placed someone you love in a nursing home, you should feel certain that the home staff will not give your relative harmful medicine or too much medication. Some care facilities overmedicate residents as a way to keep them under control or to compensate for...
When you go to the doctor, you probably have every faith that the physician will diagnose and treat you correctly. Unfortunately, mistakes sometimes happen. While some mistakes may be a legitimate accident, some mistakes occur due to negligence on behalf of the...
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. One second, a person is driving home from work; the next, they are on the side of the road exchanging contact information with other drivers, talking to police and taking photos of the damage. However, when the crash is...
Technological progress in recent years has helped contribute to numerous advances in the healthcare industry. Not all of these have focused specifically on medical treatments; indeed, progress on the administrative and analytical fronts has helped to optimize the...
Putting your parent in a nursing home has probably been one of the most difficult decisions you had to make. You may have particular concerns over how the home will treat your loved one. If you learn how nursing home neglect could show up, you may recognize problems...
Nursing home negligence is very common across the United States. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, it is important to stay vigilant. However, it is also not uncommon for your loved one to experience a period of transition when moving into a nursing home. As...