Particularly when it comes to physically disabled patients, nursing homes must take steps to protect them from harm due to potentially dangerous conditions at the facility. When facilities fail to take basic steps to safeguard patients from these environmental hazards, we frequently see patients getting severely injured or killed. A recent example of nursing homes… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Alden Town Manor
Posted in Alden Nursing Homes, Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home FallsAlden Town Manor is a skilled nursing facility in Cicero, IL that was recently cited by the Illinois Department of Health following a March 30, 2010 survey at the facility. The focus of the survey was related to a March 6, 2010 incident in which a patient fell at the facility and subsequently died due… Continue Reading
Never Event #1: Hospital Falls & Trauma
Posted in Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home FallsFalls in trauma top the list of preventable medical conditions in hospitals, accounting for 193,566 incidents in 2007. Falls in hospitals (and similarly in nursing homes) are deemed to be preventable by Medicare because with proper fall/risk assessments and staff assistance most falls in hospital could be avoided. A number of factors should be addressed by… Continue Reading