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May 7, 2008 Poliakoff & Associates, P.A. Abuse and Neglect, Staffing Abuse and Neglect, care, emergency, neglect, response, staffing, time, training No Comments

Young residents’ screams for help go unanswered resulting in her death

Alabama NewsChannell 19 had a horrendous story of neglect on their website. NewsChannel 19’s Carson Clark reported that a Marshall County Nursing Home is in trouble with state and federal officials after a patient died there. A doctor says the Golden Living Center in Boaz allowed a young woman to scream for help for more than

March 10, 2008 Poliakoff & Associates, P.A. Abuse and Neglect Abuse and Neglect, care, consent, DNR, emergency, failure, neglect, provide, to No Comments

DNR does not mean do not treat!

Santa Cruz Sentinel has an article about the tragedy that is all too common for many nursing home residents. Nursing homes fail to train on what DNR status means, and far too often simple care is not provided that would save a resident’s life. Below are excerpts from the article. The Tragedy: On Sept. 11,

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Young residents’ screams for help go unanswered resulting in her death

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