Police say that the 85 fatal accidents in our area experienced last year, while not ideal, was good news for the city. According to these police, the number of fatal accidents in 2017 was right at 100.Police say that the number is still higher than they would like to...
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We are on the watch for negligent nursing homes
A previous post on this blog talked about how the federal government monitors nursing homes that are allowed to take in Medicaid and Medicare patients and get reimbursed through these federal healthcare programs.This post discussed how some nursing homes, which to...
The importance of being prepared in case of an accident
Most people involved in car accidents leave their homes or places of business with plans in their heads for what they will do over the next few hours. Perhaps they have a project at work, a date in the evening or a quiet night of helping the kids with homework....
Several nursing homes make watch list
Many nursing homes in Missouri and elsewhere rely heavily on income from Medicaid and Medicare, the federal government's programs that pays most medical bills for elderly and low-income patients. As part of their agreement to take Medicaid and Medicare patients, these...
Even a small amount of alcohol can cause an auto accident
As is the case in the clear majority of other states, the legal limit in Missouri, is 0.08 percent blood alcohol content (BAC). This is a measure of how much alcohol is in one's system and, thus, how much one has had to drink over the last several hours. Kansas City...
What causes bedsores?
A previous post on this blog talked about what families in the Kansas City area can do if their loved one in a nursing home or other assisted living facility, or even in an in-home care program, winds up getting neglected or abused. The upshot was that, in addition to...
We can guide families when loved one is abused
Many families in the Kansas City area, on both sides of the Missouri River, must trust their loved ones to the care of a nursing home, and assisted living facility or to some other individual or organization that provides professional medical and personal care.It is...
Distracted driving may be to blame for fatal accident
An elderly woman died after being in the hospital for about a week following a major car accident in the Kansas City area.The auto accident happened at an intersection of two city streets. A man was heading into the intersection from one direction when he admittedly...
Number of claims against heart docs on the rise
According to a recent study, the number of medical malpractice claims against cardiologists, that is, doctors who are experts in treating the heart, are on the rise.The study concluded that between 2006 and 2015, the number of claims against cardiologists nearly...
Number of hit-and-run fatalities increasing
A previous post on this blog talked about the special issues that victims of hit-and-run accidents, or their surviving family members, may face in the aftermath of the collision. Among other things, this post talked about what one's options might be if the responsible...
