You have recently made the decision to put your elderly loved on in a nursing home facility in Kentucky. You and other family members are concerned about being able to provide your loved one with the day-to-day needs of living, as well as guaranteeing that quality...
Month: June 2018
What is unnecessary surgery, and why is it still happening?
Your Kentucky health care provider has reviewed all your symptoms and given you a diagnosis. Now, he is suggesting that your best treatment option is a surgical procedure. While you are somewhat anxious about scheduling it, he has assured you that, weighed against...
Trucker fatigue isn’t always caused by lack of sleep
Trucker fatigue is one of the most common causes of crashes involving semi-trucks on Kentucky highways today. However, that fatigue is not always a direct result of not getting enough sleep. The Congressional Research Service reports that numerous truck crashes have...
Your ombudsman’s role in addressing nursing home issues
At Debra L. Broz, Attorneys at Law, PLC, in Kentucky, we often provide answers for people who fear that loved ones are in an abusive or neglectful situation in a nursing home. You may want to take an active role in preventing abuse and negligence, or help to ensure...
8 signs of a brain injury after a car accident
A car cuts you off on the interstate on your way home. It hits the corner of your car, sending you into a spin as you slam on the brakes. Your momentum carries you across the thin median and into oncoming traffic, where you get hit by a pickup truck. That's the last...