Your loved one will be cared for by many different nurses during her stay in a Kentucky nursing home. It is an inevitable part of nursing home life. Shifts change, nurses change jobs, and it is impossible for one person to provide constant care for…
A Cesarean section (C-section) may not have been part of your birth plan. However, you depended on the nurses and doctors attending to you during labor to recommend a C-section if it was necessary to keep you and your baby safe. An unplanned or emergency…
One of the benefits of sending your kids to a licensed daycare rather than to a private babysitter is that daycare staff must have certain qualifications. These qualifications are important during the hiring process, but they are not static. Instead, staff are required to have…
You trusted your doctor. Even after your child’s birth, when symptoms of a potential birth injury became apparent, you may have been reluctant to acknowledge that your child could have been hurt by your obstetrician’s negligence. But Medical Negligence Happens Not every injury suffered at…
Your child is too young to report what happened. It is not your child’s responsibility to know why he was hurt by the adults who were in charge of keeping him safe, and the court does not expect your infant, toddler, or preschooler to be…
You are not your loved one’s doctor, but you suspect that something may be wrong. Given your loved one’s age and known medical conditions, it is important for you to take action quickly if you suspect that your loved one is suffering from pneumonia. Symptoms…