Posts tagged nursing home

• Inadequate staff levels tied to falls

  Barry Doyle | July 23, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A Rhode Island nursing home has been ordered to increase staffing levels in order to prevent residents from falling. A survey of the home resulted in immediate jeopardy findings by public health officials after they found several residents had fallen multiple times because of inadequate supervision due to low staff levels.At least three residents were injured as a result of falling, including...

• Abuse alleged in Wisconsin nursing home

  Barry Doyle | June 09, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A West Allis, Wisconsin nursing home is under investigation after a family made complaints about several unexplained injuries that their grandmother suffered while a resident at the facility. The lack of explanation for the injuries has led the family to believe that she was abused by the staff, even though an internal investigation revealed no wrongdoing.The unexplained injuries include...

• Nursing home resident strangled in bed rails

  Barry Doyle | January 27, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A Kansas City nursing home was fined $10,000 by state regulators after a resident died in her bed at the facility. The facility was using bed rails to allevaite the risk of falling. Unfortunately, the resident became trappedin between her mattress and the bed rails and died.The medical examiner ruled that the cause of death was positional asphyxiation.Bed rails seem like a natural way to...

• Leg amputation leads to lawsuit against nursing home

  Barry Doyle | March 14, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A Boston-area nursing home has been sued for neglect after untreated pressure sores led to the amputation of a resident's leg. The staff had advised the resident's family that the decline in their mother's health was due to her body shutting down as she was near death.After she was admitted to a hospital, the family discovered that their mother's decline in health was due to untreated pressure...

• Woman Dies After Hitting Head At Nursing Home

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 22, 2007 2:30 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A North Carolina nursing home resident died three days after she was dropped by an employee of the Ocean Trail Convalescent Center. Willa Martin who was 87 years old was a double amputee and was being moved by the employee when she was dropped and hit her head on a concrete floor. The fall was approximately four feet. Martin died three days after the fall.Willa Martin's family has filed suit...

• Indiana AG Appoints Watchdog Panel to Monitor Nursing Homes

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 12, 2010 8:17 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  After being ranked as one of the worst states for nursing homes in the country for neglect, elder abuse, and other regulatory violations, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has ramped up the...

• North Carolina nursing home under investigation

  Barry Doyle | February 22, 2010 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  According to a report from WRAL TV news in North Carolina, a Chapel Hill nursing home has been referred to the State Police for investigation. This was prompted by several residents from the nursing...

• Attention New Nursing Home Residents: Put Down That Pen

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 19, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  When you enter a nursing home, you expect that you are in good hands and will be afforded the best possible health care. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Disputes arise due to nursing...

• Project results on 75% reduction in bed sores

  Barry Doyle | July 25, 2007 8:00 AM | 1 CommentCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Researchers in New Jersey recently announced the results of a project which was intended to reduce the development of bed sores in patients in health care institutions. Bed sores are technically known as pressure ulcers and are caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin, usually on bony prominences. The unrelieved pressure results in tissue death, which causes pain for the patient and...

• Arizona assisted living facilities shuttered

  Barry Doyle | June 11, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Four Arizona assisted living facilties were recently closed by state authorities after inpsections revealed filthy conditions and care deficiencies.In one instance, one resident was found to have 22 decubitus ulcers, some of which were bone-deep.Many consumers are unaware of the differences between assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Assisted living facilities are intended to provide...