Is This An Attempt To 'Control' A Patient? Or Is This Simply Another Attempt To Cover Up Abuse In A Group Home?
Too often in my world as a lawyer for the injured in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, I see a disconnect between the type of injury a client sustained versus the explanation provided by a facility. In other words, I've seen many facilities claim an injury, such as a complex leg or arm fracture is due simply to a patients 'old age' when in reality such injuries rarely occur absent trauma. Sure, its nice to think that as a diligent lawyer, I may be able to dig through the rubble (or medical records as is usually the...
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The Failure To Treat Pain In Paralyzed Patients With Decubitus Ulcers Can Result In Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic dysreflexia (or hyperreflexia) is a dangerous condition that can occur with bed sore patients or patients with spinal cord injuries above the middle of the chest (usually above T-5). Autonomic dysreflexia occurs when an irritation or pain below the level of the spinal cord injury sends a signal that fails to reach the brain. Over time, the bodies a delayed pain response results in changes to the sympathetic portion of the autonomic Nervous System (helps people adapt to changes in the environment and is associated with the “flight-or-fight” response), resulting in muscle spasms and a narrowing of the blood vessels. This in...
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Fall In Stairwell Results In Paralysis-- And Ultimately Death Of Chicago Nursing Home Resident
The family of a Chicago nursing home resident has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sacred Heart Nursing Home in connection to a fall at the facility. The lawsuit asserts that Sacred Heart failed to supervise the nursing home patient with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and a propensity to fall. The woman left her room without the knowledge of the nursing home staff and fell down a stairwell at the facility resulting in fractures to her back, closed head injuries and paralysis. Eight months after sustaining the injuries, the woman died. The lawsuit is pending in Cook County, Illinois. Read more...
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Young People In Nursing Homes
The face of the typical nursing home resident is changing --- and becoming less wrinkled. Today, more young people are entering nursing homes and long-term care facilities in their 30's and 40's. More than 15% of nursing home residents nationwide are under 65 compared with 12.3% under 65 in 2003. The number of younger nursing home residents is expected to grow as our society continues to have inadequate facilities to care for younger people who require extensive care and rehabilitation. Young people with traumatic brain injuries, extensive orthopedic injuries and chronic disease have few alternatives to traditional nursing home care....
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