Politico reported on the deadly cost of guns. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office determined the health care costs for firearm-related injuries. The cost exceeds $1 billion annually with Medicaid paying the vast majority. Gun violence accounts for 30,000 hospital admissions including 50,000 emergency room visits annually. The true annual health costs of gun use are
NBC Chicago reported the tragic and preventable death of a 96-year-old woman. The vulnerable adult died after two employees left her overnight in a van when temperatures dropped below freezing. According to prosecutors, the employees failed to monitor the woman. She was wheelchair-bound. She needed assistance to escape the bus. The driver needs to check
Two caregivers of Quillen Manor Independent & Assisted Living in Fountain Inn face criminal charges for stealing drugs from residents. A Greenville County Grand Jury indicted Kelly Michelle Morgan also known as Kelly Morgan-Cardinale, and Bryanna Marie Govin. The charges include stealing prescription medications from nursing home residents. How horrible. Investigators discovered that both women
Excess Deaths DHHS reported a 32 percent increase in deaths among Medicare patients in U.S. nursing homes last year. There were 169,291 more deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes in 2020 than in 2019. About 40% had COVID-19. Compared with 2019, death rates were higher every month last year, with two spikes, in April
CBS News reported on the dangers of bed rails. As a nursing home attorney, I am aware that the misuse of bed rails and bed handles kill hundreds of vulnerable adults every year. The side rails or metal bars used on beds to help patients pull themselves up or prevent escape. However, many suffer fatal
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Services data shows more than 90% of coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations were unvaccinated people. Unfortunately, only 45% of South Carolinians are fully vaccinated. More than 170 million Americans are safe after the vaccination. Hopefully, vaccine hesitancy will decline further. DHEC’s Dr. Jane Kelly: “The overwhelming majority of people
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