Physical Therapy For The Elderly: A Necessity Or Just A Waste Of Time?
The United States’ population of older adults is increasing rapidly. With this growth, the number of older adults requiring physical therapy is also increasing. There are different concerns when performing physical therapy with older adults as opposed to younger patients. Older adults have weaker bones and are more vulnerable to injury, including dangerous falls. Therefore, it is important that there are enough physical therapists who specialize in or are educated in geriatric therapy in order to reduce the risk of injury. Many physical therapist (PT) and physical therapist assistant (PTA) programs have made efforts to incorporate geriatrics into existing curricula. However, barriers to the...
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Physical Therapy For Nursing Home Patients
Before I began representing seniors who had suffered an injury in a long-term care settings, I considered physical as a tool for young people who had sustained some type of sports-related injury. I had visions in my head of the time I spent working with an extremely helpful (and aggressive) physical therapist after I dislocated my shoulder swimming in college. Little did I know how valuable physical therapy can be for elderly nursing home patients in terms of helping them improve physical conditioning and improve the quality of their life. Physical therapy and rehabilitation are used to treat patients...
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Is Adult Day Care A Reasonable Alternative To Nursing Home Care?
For families and individuals who provide care for older adults, adult day care centers or adult day services can be an important tool in providing adequate care. Providing round-the-clock care for an elderly loved one can be a huge, but worthwhile time commitment. Adult day care centers can provide a much needed break for caregivers, while offering elderly adults therapeutic services. Adult day service is the direct care and supervision of adults 60 years of age and over in a community-based setting for the purpose of providing personal attention and promoting social, physical, and emotional well-being in a structured setting....
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Lawsuit Claims That Nursing Home's Negligence Resulted In Patient's Decubitus Ulcers
A nursing home negligence lawsuit has been filed against Highland Health Care Center and its parent company Covenant Care Midwest for their negligent care of a patient. The lawsuit alleges that the patient was admitted to Highland Health Care Center on November 5, 2008 for physical therapy, following a total knee replacement surgery. During the course of the prescribed physical therapy, the patient developed decubitus ulcers on his back and heel. The decubitus ulcers became so severe that, surgery was required to help heal the wounds. The nursing home negligence lawsuit claims Highland Health Care Center made numerous mistakes...
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