Case #003: Not Just the Elderly A nursing home drug-resistant infection changed everything. The PICC line stayed in a month past its removal date. Then came VRE. MRSA. Carbapenem-resistant bacteria. New wounds appearing faster than old ones healed. Contact isolation at 35 years old. He's still alive. Still fighting. Still failed by a system that sees patients as billing codes. Nursing home neglect is not an old person's problem. It's a system problem. This is Marcus's story.

Read about nursing home drug-resistant infection and the vital need for better protocols in patient care and rehabilitation.
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Quaint “Before Times”, when American Presidents’ intentions were for the welfare & prosperity of Europeans. #Charming #ExceptForeigners #PreCivilRights #LivingWageFailure #HealthcareFailure #EducationFailure #EqualityFailure #SocioEconomicFailure #OpportunityFailure #ClassWarfare #SystemicPoverty

Bizarre Deaths Of Two Sisters Blamed On Systemic Failures In Florida’s Healthcare And Legal Systems A Black family in Tampa Bay is calling for justice after the wrongful deaths of two sisters, Patricia Ann Washington and LaShawn… The post Bizarre Deaths Of Two Sisters Blamed On Systemic Failures In Florida’s Healthcare And Legal Systems appeared first…

Bizarre Deaths Of Two Sisters Blamed On Systemic Failures In Florida’s Healthcare And Legal Systems: A Black family in Tampa Bay is calling for justice after the wrongful deaths of two sisters, Patricia Ann Washington… #JusticeForSisters #HealthcareFailure #SystemicRacism #WrongfulDeath #TampaBay