Absolutely! It’s for the good of the residents, who are really vulnerable and can wind up with not only the flu but other, more serious complications, such as pneumonia. Be glad the nursing home cares enough about its patients to impose such restrictions. ABC News…
Alison Chisholm, a home care nurse in New York, came down with the flu a week after getting a flu shot. “It was so bad, my toenails were hurting. I had no appetite. I couldn’t move, I was so sore. I knew it was the…
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When the unthinkable has happened to someone whom you love, you understandably want answers and you want them quickly. If you have recently found out that your parent, spouse, or other loved one, was abused in a Kentucky nursing home, then you may be eager…
If you go to the emergency room with chest pain, you would expect your doctor to listen to your heart—just as a broken toe would require him to examine your foot. So why would an anesthesiologist take your pulse to determine what’s happening in your…