The Chicago Tribune recently reported that 129 nursing home patients have been diagnosed with norovirus at three un-named nursing homes in McHenry County. As authorities from the Illinois Department of Health investigate this norovirus outbreak, six patients have already been hospitalized for this illness. Norovirus is an illnesses that include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and some… Continue Reading
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Brookdale Assisted Living Facility Fails To Learn From Mistakes: Dementia Patient Dies After Ingesting Detergent
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsIn 2008 authorities from Florida regulatory agencies warned Homewood Residence, a Brookdale Senior Living facility, to secure areas of its kitchen and other areas of the facility that were accessible to residents with dementia. The warning came after dangerous products such as: coffee pots, curling irons and chemical products were found unsecured at the… Continue Reading
Food At Florida Nursing Homes & Hospitals Not Subject To Inspections
Posted in Food Poisoning"Frightened’ is the best way to describe my reaction to a news story regarding Florida’s decision to end food preparation inspections at nursing homes and hospitals in the state. In the past, nursing homes and hospitals were inspected on a quarterly basis with respect to safe food handling. Budget cuts are the reason cited by… Continue Reading
Elderly Nursing Home Patients Are Paticularly Susceptible To Illness Related To Contaminated Food
Posted in Food PoisoningOlder adults are particularly susceptible to food poisoning because as you get older, your immune system does not respond as quickly and as effectively to infectious organisms as when you were younger. In addition, many nursing home residents already have weakened immune systems due to age, illness, and disease, and their bodies cannot handle the added… Continue Reading
Admissions Suspended At An Emeritus Assisted Living Facility Following The Discovery Of: Medication Errors, Bed Sores & Falsified Medical Records
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Medication Errors, National Nursing Home IssuesAfter discovering multiple health and safety problems, Florida officials have suspended the admission of new residents to Emeritus at Crossing Pointe– a Florida Assisted Living Facility. A September inspection of Emeritus revealed: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers… Continue Reading
Food Safety
Posted in MalnutritionAn 85-year-old woman died following a norovirus outbreak in a nursing home. The woman’s death comes shortly after the deaths of 10 other nursing home residents related to gastroenteritis outbreaks. The norovirus outbreak in an Australian nursing homes demonstrates the susceptibility of the elderly to food born illness. There is no cure for people afflicted… Continue Reading