Today, we are seeing many nursing homes and assisted living facilities expanding their services to accommodate the desires of today’s consumers. Hair salons, gyms, ice cream parlors and regular outings to theatre, restaurants and malls– have become the norm at many facilities. With the increase in services provided to residents, comes increased responsibilities on the… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: closed head injury
Rapid Decline For Elderly Nursing Home Patients Following Fall-Related Injuries
Posted in Nursing Home Falls“A fall for someone who is 91 and fail, it really ends her quality of life” Mindy Greiling, a caring daughter and state representative in Minnesota, sums it up best when describing the spiral of events that her mother experienced following a fall at the Samaritan Bethany. Until you witness the first-hand decline patients experience… Continue Reading
Wheelchair-Bound Nursing Home Patients Must Be Properly Supervised To Avoid Injury
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Nursing Home InjuryAllowing a nursing home patient to sit comfortably in their wheelchair in a hall or perhaps in an outdoor area of the facility seems like a pretty innocent act– right? I mean aren’t patients in wheelchairs entitled to a little fresh air or just hang out in an common area with other patients? Despite the… Continue Reading
Fall In Stairwell Results In Paralysis– And Ultimately Death Of Chicago Nursing Home Resident
Posted in Nursing Home FallsThe 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… Continue Reading
Broken Door Alarm Cited In Investigation Of Nursing Home Residents Death
Posted in Nursing Home StaffOn February 2nd, Carrie ‘Christine’ Evans wandered from Primrose Villa Nursing Home just a few hundred yards to her death. Officials from the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s office concluded that Ms. Evans’ death was due to a closed head injury after a fall. The incident occurred less than 1/5 of a mile from the North… Continue Reading
Wrestling Legend Takes Moves To Minnesota Nurisng Home
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsWrestling legend Verne Gagne, a former professional wrestler, still has some of his moves that made for a successful career in college wrestling, professional wrestling and professional football. Unfortunately, the wrestling moves have no place in an Alzheimer’s unit at Friendship Village Nursing Home. Recently, Gagne threw down his roommate, Helmut Gutman, resulting in a… Continue Reading