{"id":1192,"date":"2020-04-17T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2020-04-13T06:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:50:21","slug":"home-caregivers-negligence-does-not-amount-to-medical-malpractice-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/home-caregivers-negligence-does-not-amount-to-medical-malpractice-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Caregiver\u2019s Negligence Does Not Amount to Medical Malpractice Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A state court has found that the plaintiff\u2019s claim that a home health caregiver and agency may be liable for the caregiver\u2019s negligence in supervising a patient but it did not amount to a medical negligence case.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Upchurch was an employee of Right at Home; she was assigned to provide at-home caregiving services to Ida Stratz. During Upchurch\u2019s shift, she fell asleep. While Upchurch was sleeping, Stratz wandered outside her residence. Several hours later, she was found lying face-down in the snow, unconscious.<\/p>\n<p>Stratz was taken to a nearby hospital where she died. Stratz\u2019s estate sued Upchurch and Right at Home, alleging liability for Stratz\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/home-caregivers-negligence-does-not-amount-to-medical-malpractice-claim\/#more-1192\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A state court has found that the plaintiff\u2019s claim that a home health caregiver and agency may be liable for the caregiver\u2019s negligence in supervising a patient but it did not amount to a medical negligence case. 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