Moving a patient from one device to another– or typically referred to as a ‘transfer’– is one of the most essential services a nursing home provides to immobile patients, yet it is also one of the most common sources of patient injury. Transfers are deemed to be such an important part of patient care, that… Continue Reading
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Jury Finds Nursing Home Responsible For Alzheimer’s Patients Injuries
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsAfter two hours of deliberations a Kentucky jury has awarded a former nursing home patient more than $1 million in damages for injuries she sustained while a patient at the facility. The nursing home negligence lawsuit alleged that Cambridge Place Nursing Home in Lexington, KY was negligent in looking after an Alzheimer’s patient who managed… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Addolorata Villa: Wheeling, Illinois
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesEven at nursing home facilities with relatively high Medicare ratings and low average number of health deficiencies, serious problems can still occur. Despite a three-star (average Medicare rating), Addolorata Villa (a nursing home located in Wheeling, Illinois with 91 certified beds) failed to provide proper care and services to an elderly female resident after a fall,… Continue Reading
Falls In Nursing Homes Are A Serious Threat To The Safety Of Many Patients
Posted in Dropped Patients, Nursing Home Falls, Subdural HematomaGiven 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… Continue Reading
Even Common Falls Put Elderly At Risk For Developing Subdural Hematomas
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Subdural HematomaFrequently undiagnosed and under-appreciated, falls amongst the elderly can frequently result in brain bleeds or technically termed ‘subdural hamatoas’. Because elderly are predisposed to developing subdural hamatomas, staff in nursing homes and hospitals need to be tuned into the symptoms and when to seek additional medical care. What is a subdural hematoma? A subdural… Continue Reading
Fall From Bed Results In Death Of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Patient
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Subdural Hematoma, Wrongful DeathI’ve noticed a trend amongst many nursing home negligence cases– injuries occur at a disproportionately high rate within the initial admission period. The most reasonable explanation for the heightened rate of nursing home injuries in during the initial admission period is most likely related with both the facilities unfamiliarity with the patient and vice versa. … Continue Reading
Woman Dies From Brain Bleed Following Unsupervised Fall
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Subdural HematomaEveryday nursing home residents fall. Much like a toddler learning to walk, some falls are unpreventable. Nursing home residents remain the highest risk for falling and getting injured compared with any other demographic. The most fall prone must be identified identified by the nursing home staff. Identification of individuals who are at ‘high risk’ for… Continue Reading