Unscrupulous medical billing practices will often reflect a “balance due” on a bill when the insurance company has already been billed.

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When an elderly person has urinary tract infection, it is common for them to have “dementia like” symptoms.

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The ratio of patient to staff in a medical facility is not regulated.

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When you are in the hospital, you may request that routine lab work be done during your waking hours, not the middle of the night.

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Legally a facility doctor in a Nursing Home only has to see a patient once every 30 days unless the nurse notes in your chart that an issue requires the doctor’s attention.

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Privately paid caregivers that provide care in your home are not legally allowed to assist you with your medications.

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When Seniors are discharged from a hospital, they are told they are going to “Rehab”. No one tells them that this really means they are going to a Nursing Home.

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Seniors can be stuck with large medical bills when the hospital doesn’t Admit them. Admission vs. Observation?

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