Falls pose a far greater risk of injury and death for seniors than most people would ever guess. Understanding the physiological and environmental factors that bring about falls is important both form a fall-prevention perspective as well as to help evaluate a nursing homes potential liability in fall-injury cases. I came across a very informative… Continue Reading
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‘Poor Judgment’ To Blame For CNA’s Failure To Implement Fall Precautions In Minnesota Nusing Home Death
Posted in Nursing Home Falls“When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” – Chinese Proverb At employee at St. Anthony Health Care Center in St. Paul, MN failed to follow these words of wisdom when she failed to follow the fall precautions set for in… Continue Reading
How Many Falls Is Enough To Impose Responsibility On Nursing Home?
Posted in Hip Fracture, Nursing Home Falls, Nursing Home Injury, Subdural HematomaFalls are a common problem facing elderly people in and out of nursing homes. By some accounts, every elderly person in America will fall at least one time over the course of the next year. Many of these falls will cause injury and some will even cause death. In the case of falls occurring in… Continue Reading