Category: Case Files
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› Read more: Case File 012: She Put the Gloves On FirstCase File 012: She Put the Gloves On First
At Pinecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation, everyone saw the arrest. Nobody watched the cart. A Silent Voices fictional case file about…
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› Read more: Case File #011: The Last One from BeforeCase File #011: The Last One from Before
Lorraine Aldridge moved into Harmony Hills when it was a non-profit with four aides on the floor. After a corporate…
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› Read more: Start With the First BruiseStart With the First Bruise
Marcus Hayes found a bruise on his wife’s arm at Sunrise Meadows. The chart said “skin tear, resolved.” The photo…
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› Read more: Case File #010 | Room 113Case File #010 | Room 113
A records professional opens a four-page incident report and finds what the official account left out. A fictional case file…
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› Read more: Case File #009 | What the Night Nurse SignedCase File #009 | What the Night Nurse Signed
When Dana reviews her mother’s nursing home chart after her death, the record looks too perfect. Missing pages and a…
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› Read more: Case File 008 | The FABULOSO BreakfastCase File 008 | The FABULOSO Breakfast
Two residents sat down for breakfast at Sunrise Meadows. What got poured into their cups was not juice. A Silent…
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› Read more: Case File 007 | The Reverse AlarmCase File 007 | The Reverse Alarm
A CNA at a state-run facility watched a coworker hurt a resident and chose to stay quiet. Eight months later,…
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› Read more: Case #006 | The Cold Hours | Part 2Case #006 | The Cold Hours | Part 2
The Hours After Rosa Vega found the empty bed at 4:42 AM. She would remember, afterward, the specific quality of…
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› Read more: Case #006 | The Cold Hours | Part 1Case #006 | The Cold Hours | Part 1
Dorothy Paulson had taught piano for forty years. She wore a monitoring bracelet on her ankle. On a February night,…
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› Read more: Case #005: The Abrasion | Part 2Case #005: The Abrasion | Part 2
She counted 33 shifts where nobody turned her mother. She read the chart that said resolved on the day the…
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› Read more: Case #005: The Abrasion | Part 1Case #005: The Abrasion | Part 1
She arrived with clean nails and a request to use the restroom. They gave her a diaper instead. When the…
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› Read more: Medical Malpractice Cover UpMedical Malpractice Cover Up
A patient arrived with arm pain. The hospital discharged her. Hours later, they ordered imaging. The fracture was already there.…
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› Read more: Case #001: Baseline (Part 2)Case #001: Baseline (Part 2)
Forty-three times. The word ‘baseline’ appeared forty-three times in fourteen months. This is how Dorothy’s story ends.
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› Read more: Case #001: Baseline (Part 1)Case #001: Baseline (Part 1)
They called her pain baseline. They wrote it in her chart and walked away. This is Dorothy’s story.