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NURSING HOME ABUSE LEGAL GLOSSARY |
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Glossary of Nursing
Home Abuse Law Terms
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Damages: Money payment recovered in the
courts for an injury or loss caused by an unlawful act or omission or negligence
of another.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deductible: The dollar amount a person
covered under a health plan must pay before the insurance plan begins to pay.
Defendant: In civil law the party
defending a lawsuit; the party against whom the plaintiff seeks to recover
damages from.
Deficiency: The federal government issues
a deficiency to a nursing home when it fails to meet a federal regulation. State
governments can also issue deficiencies when a nursing home fails to meet a
state requirement.
Dehydration: This serious medical
condition occurs when a person's loss of bodily fluid is more than his or her
intake of fluid.
Dementia: The irreversible deterioration
of mental faculties with emotional disturbance resulting from organic brain
disorder.
Deposition: Testimony of a witness taken
under oath, which is used in the discovery process of trial preparation.
Diagnosis: The specific name for a
person's medical problem.
Direct Evidence: Generally, eyewitness
evidence.
Discharge Planning: The procedure used by
a health-care professional or social worker to determine the needs of a patient
moving from one level of care to another, such as a move from a hospital to a
nursing home.
Dual Eligibles: People entitled to
Medicare and also eligible for Medicaid.
Durable Medical Equipment: Reusable
medical equipment ordered by a physician for a person to use in a nursing home.
Examples include wheelchairs, walkers, and hospital beds.
Duty: An obligation to conform to a
particular standard of care which is considered reasonable by most.
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