Posts Tagged ‘Hospice’
Del. House Panel Advances Medical-Aid-In-Dying Bill
A bill to allow terminally ill people in Delaware to end their lives with a doctor’s assistance has passed a House committee. The panel heard nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday from people mostly in favor of the measure, House Bill 140, which has also been brought up in various forms several times. Under the…
Read MoreWorcester County Health Department Confirms First Coronavirus Death
The Worcester County Health Department (WCHD) confirmed the first death of a county resident this week from COVID-19: a woman in her 80’s who was a hospice patient at a county long-term care facility prior to the onset of COVID-19 illness. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this time. For more…
Read MoreSalisbury woman found guilty in theft scheme of a terminally ill patient
A Salisbury woman and former caregiver has been found guilty of a theft scheme where prosecutors say she stole the credit card of a terminally ill patient to purchase beauty products and spa treatments. Fedia Dorlus, 25, of Salisbury, Maryland was found guilty of the theft scheme – from $100 to $1,500 in Snow Hill…
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