Nursing Homes Failure To Implement Use Of Bed-Alarm Blamed For Death Of Elderly Patient
An investigation into the fall-related death of patient at Mountain Manor of Paintsville (Kentucky) has resulted in a type A citation against the facility. The citation comes after an investigation into a patient’s death at the facility when he fell from his bed. The investigation demonstrated that just days after being admitted to the facility, and after several documented attempts to get out of bed, the facility failed to properly supervise the patient and implement safety precautions such as a bed alarm as ordered by the patient’s physician. Two days after the script for the bed alarm was written by...
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Can a nursing home tie my dad to a wheelchair if he has had episodes of wandering around the facility?
"Can a nursing home tie my dad to a wheelchair if he has had episodes of wandering around the facility?" -Sam, Memphis, TN After a recent post about a nurse tying a resident to a wheelchair with a bed sheet, I received several emails from concerned people regarding the use of restraints in nursing homes with their loved ones. Restraints among nursing home residents are only permitted when a physician orders them to protect the resident and with the approval of the resident or his representative. Federal law prohibits nursing homes from using restraints for the convenience of the...
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Two Falls Within 24-Hours At California Nursing Home Cost Patient His Life
Two falls within a 24-hour period resulted in the death of a California nursing home patient. The incident involved a patient was was recently admitted to the facility for rehabilitation following hip surgery. The falls took place on May 9th and 10th at Aviara Healthcare Center in Encinitas, CA. After the first fall (that did not cause any injury), the staff put a bed alarm on the patients bed to alert the staff if he got out of the bed. Despite the bed alarm, staff at the nursing home failed take notice when the man got out of his bed...
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