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Nursing Home Patient Wanders Away from the Home and Dies
I just read an article about a nursing home patient in New York who wandered out of the home unnoticed. Two days later she was found in the woods - dead. You may think this is unusual but I can tell you that is not the case. I have handled this type of case in Maryland. In my experience, the problem results from a failure of the facility to have enough staff on duty to properly care for the residents. Patients who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's frequently wander. If a facility accepts these patients then there must be enough staff to watch them as well as other safeguards, such as alarms, to alert the staff if a patient leaves the unit or walks out the front door. For more information about Nursing Home Neglect, visit my website, www.SharonChristieLaw.com.Read More about "Nursing Home Patient Wanders Away from the Home and Dies"
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