Delaware Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse News in the State of
Delaware:
December 22, 2005
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Family Sues Nursing Home in Wrongful Death "
According to a lawsuit filed by grieving family members, the death of a 72-year old man was caused by improper insertion of a feeding tube into the man's abdominal cavity instead of his stomach. Charles Wurzel was admitted to Green Valley Pavilion nursing home in Delaware in December 2003 for short-term care after a stroke.
According to the lawsuit, the man had entered the nursing home facility with a feeding tube correctly implanted in his stomach by a surgeon at a local hospital. After a day at the nursing home, a registered nurse told her supervisor that the feeding tube had become dislodged. According to Green Valley protocol, this dislodged feeding tube called for emergency medical attention at a hospital or acute care facility. Instead of adhering to policy, the nurse replaced the feeding tube herself, missing the patient's stomach.
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July
2, 2003
"Delaware nursing home abuse bills delayed"
Sen. Robert Marshall introduced a nursing home bill in attempt to
curb the high number of Delaware nursing home abuse, however the
bills were delayed in the House. The bills included requiring criminal
background screening on new and some already existent nursing home
employees, increasing nursing home abuse or neglect penalties if
not promptly reported. The bills are expected to have a quick passage
when the General Assembly faces it once again in January. For more
information on Delaware nursing home abuse contact
us.
June
12, 2003
"Delaware nursing homes upset with two
new bills"
There are two Delaware nursing home abuse bills that are attempting
to reduce the number of nursing home abuse reports that has affected
people on a nationwide scale. Delaware has not had as many nursing
home abuse problems as other states, however the bills would help
prevent its growth and hopefully end up reducing instances all together.
One Delaware nursing home abuse bill would criminalize failure to
report patient abuse and add criminal negligence to the sates of
mind required to prove a claim of patient neglect in nursing homes.
The special investigators for nursing home
abuse would be required to have at least 10 years of experience
for instances of nursing home abuse that may require arrests be
made. In addition, the Delaware nursing home abuse bill will allow
special police force to access what will be considered “critical
information” that is controlled by the FBI so that criminal
background checks on nursing home applicants can filter out any
problematic employees, one of the reasons attributed to the high
incidence of nursing home abuse.
June
21, 2003
"Delaware nursing home officer director wanted out"
It was recommended in a report that Delaware’s nursing home
director of the state’s oversight agency be replaced. The
request followed a report that indicated the director was not enforcing
sanctions against nursing home facilities that violate minimum staffing
by shit requirements. Contact
us for more information on nursing home abuse.
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a Delaware Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
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