Common Medications Used By The Elderly Must Be Properly Monitored To Keep Patients Safe
I highly suggest taking a look at the New York Time's recent "Well" column, Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults, as a real wake up call for medical facilities--- such as nursing homes--- to do a better job monitoring the effectiveness in their patients. The article has some interesting / concerning information concerning commonly prescribed medications that account for a staggering number of hospitalizations in the elderly every year. An amazing 66% of emergency hospitalizations in the elderly are related to adverse reactions such as accidental overdoses of: Warfarin / Coumadin- a blood thinner Insulin injections- to control...
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Nursing Home Cited For Neglect After Failing To Give Rehab Patient Necessary Medication
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited by the state's Department of Health after investigators determined that staff at the facility failed to provide prescription medication to a patient who was admitted to the facility for short-term rehabilitation. The investigation was triggered in response to a complaint following the stroke-related death of an elderly woman who was admitted to Lakeshore, Inc. for short-term rehabilitation. The woman was admitted to the nursing home in order to gain enough strength so she could return back to the assisted living facility where she lived. Despite the fact that that the facility knew...
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Falls In Nursing Homes Are A Serious Threat To The Safety Of Many Patients
Given the frequency (approximately 80+% of all nursing nursing home patients will experience a fall this coming year) with which nursing home falls occur, facilities must be on the lookout when it comes to implementing fall prevention techniques in order to improve patient safety. Too often, the prevention comes too late-- if at all. Here are our most popular fall-related entries over the past year: How Many Falls Is Enough To Impose Responsibility On Nursing Home? Falls are a common problem facing elderly people in and out of nursing homes. By some accounts, every elderly person in America will fall...
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Blood Thinning Medications, Such As Coumadin, Pose Substantial Danger To Nursing Home Patients Involved In Falls
Coumadin (generic name - Warfarin), is an anticoagulant (blood thinning medication) that is commonly used to help treat and prevent blood clots that could cause a heart attack, stroke, or pulmonary embolism. This prescription medication works by blocking the creation of certain clotting mechanisms, which prevents blood clots from forming. The goal of warfarin therapy is to decrease the clotting tendency of blood but not to prevent clotting altogether. Complications related to diet Certain foods and drinks can impair the effect of warfarin. If you are taking warfarin, you should be consistent in your dietary intake of vitamin K...
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