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Addressing the Dangers of Nursing Facilities
Earlier this month, the federal department of Health & Human Services concluded that more than one of every five skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients suffered serious harm from events such as medication errors, falls, or infections in 2011. Half were sent to the hospital as a result of these events. Six percent died. And 60 percent of these adverse events were deemed “clearly or likely” preventable by medical experts…Read More
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