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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Nursing Home Staff Must Take Precautions While Moving & Transferring Disabled Patients To Minimize Risk Of Dropping
The most dangerous part of the day for many nursing home patients may be getting out of bed in the morning. When staff fail to supervise or provide proper assistance to nursing home patients during transfers, patients are at risk for falls or being dropped by staff. Disabled nursing home patients and those with physical limitations must be carefully monitored to avoid injuries while being transferred from one device to another. Some of the commonly encountered situations where patients are injured include: Bathing: facilities failing to provide assistance or provide specialized bathing equipment including chairs, stands and grips Transfer...
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Transportation In & Out Of Nursing Homes: Ambulance Responsibility.
Unfortunately for many nursing home residents, their trip to the nursing home or out for a doctor's appointment can be riddled with problems during transport and is a frequent source of injury (while being transported via: ambulance, medicar or medivan). Like nursing homes themselves, ambulances and paramedics are regulated by Medicare. Ambulances and their crews must also comply with state and local laws. Ambulances transporting nursing home residents must: Be capable of transporting people for in acute medical conditions Must contain: stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment, warning sirens, 2-way voice radio or wireless telephone Must be staffed by trained...
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