Shouldn't Nursing Home Fines Be Reflective Of The Type Of Violation Committed?
As the name would suggest, nursing home fines are one of the tools available to state and federal agencies to get them to correct their practices. After all, a substantial fine would (or at least should) cause nursing homes to carefully reevaluate how they care for patients in order to avoid similar fines in the future. But, what happens when these fines are so seemingly low in comparison to the type of violation or patient harm committed? Patient harm and poor nursing practices aside, it only seems like human nature for facilities to take a closer look at instances that...
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Safe Transfers
A 'transfer' in a nursing home setting generally refers to moving a patient from a bed to a wheelchair. Transfers are usually done two ways: using nursing assistants or mechanically (Hoyer lift). The type of transfer depends mainly on the patients physical condition. If a patient is capable of providing some assistance, a staff lift (one or two person transfer) is generally done. However, if a patient is paralyzed or suffers from physical disability, the use of a mechanized lift may be required to safely transfer the patient. The choice of how to transfer a patient from a bed to...
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