Use Of Restraints Amongst Nursing Home Patients Has Been Reduced More Than 50% Over The Last Decade. Is It Enough?
When you consider forms of cruel treatment, maybe you consider beds of nails or solitary confinement? However, another form of cruel treatment-- the use of restraints, is commonly used with innocent nursing home patients. At some facilities, patient restraints are a commonly used tool used by facilities in lieu of providing actual hands-on patient care by facility staff. In the past, nursing homes used physical restraints such as: bed rails, lap belts, vests, wrist ties and special chairs to assist them in literally controlling their patients. In addition to de-humanizing patients, the use of restraints was attributed to rapid physical...
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Nursing Home Employee Charged With Battery After A Patient Asks For Assistance With Bathing
Police arrested Brian Dillman, a CNA at Good Samaritan Home and Rehabilitation, and charged him with battery after he allegedly choked, punched and scratched an elderly woman who asked for assistance with bathing. According to reports, the the disabled woman has bruises and scratches from when Dillman grabbed her from behind and attempted to choke her. Dillman remains out on bail. No word as to his employment status at the nursing home. Can the nursing home be held responsible for this abuse? Maybe, it all depends on the circumstances and what-- if any-- knowledge the facility had of Mr. Dillman's...
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