Recognizing that staff may lack training in certain areas essential to patient care, many nursing homes have begun to implement training programs at their facilities to help teach proper protocols– and hopefully improve patient care. While the training can be quite effective in terms of improving the satisfaction of patients and prevention of medical errors,… Continue Reading
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California Nursing Home’s Failure To Provide Fall-Prevention Safeguards Results In A Substantial Fine
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Nursing Home Injury, Subdural HematomaToo little, too late– best summarizes Pilgrim Haven Health Facility of Los Angeles, reaction to fall-prevention measures suggested by a patient’s physician and the facility itself. The omissions appear to be responsible for the fall-related death of an 85-year-old man and have initiated a substantial fine by the California Department of Health. In the course… Continue Reading
Feeding Tube Mishap Results In Patient Death & Large Nursing Home Fine
Posted in Feeding Tube ComplicationsAn improperly inserted nasal feeding tube was the cause of an 84-year-old’s death in a California Nursing Home according to an investigation completed by the California Department of Health. Investigators from the department determined that the nursing home patient died from aspiration pneumonia after insertion of a feeding tube because the nasal feeding tube… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Fails To Report Suspected Sex Abuse To Authorities
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Sexual Abuse & AssaultBourbonnais Terrace Nursing Home was recently fined $20,000 by the Illinois Department of Public Health for failing to timely report two episodes of alleged sex abuse. An annual nursing home inspection conducted by state inspectors revealed that Bourbonnais Terrace waited three months to report the incidents involving abuse of patients at their facility to authorities. … Continue Reading
Choking Death Just Latest Problem At California Nursing Home
Posted in ChokingTustin Care Center, located in Orange County, California, was fined $50,000 by the California Department of Public Health for the choking death of one resident in March 2009. The California Department of Public Health concluded that the facility’s failure to assess the resident’s ability to eat was a direct cause of his death. According to… Continue Reading
‘Dignity Training’ Ordered For Staff In New York Nursing Home After They Humiliate Residents Who Need Assistance With Toileting
Posted in Nursing Home StaffPerhaps one of the most de-humanizing aspects of nursing home life is the reliance on others for toileting needs. Especially in the case of bed-bound residents, notifying a staff member every-time one needs to use the toilet, means being reliant on others for basic bodily functions. When the staff fails to timely assist with toileting… Continue Reading
California Nursing Homes Hit With Hefty Fines
Posted in Dehydration, NeglectCalifornia has one of the strictest and most severe policies when it comes to dispensing fines to nursing homes who provide poor or dangerous care. Say what you like about regulation of nursing homes, the reality is that fines really do help improve care and living conditions for nursing home residents. The state imposed substantial… Continue Reading
$50,000 Penalty Sought Against Nursing Home Where Resident Fell To Her Death
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe North Carolina Nursing Home, where an Alzheimer’s patient recently fell to her death after she literally wheeled herself through multiple sets of unlocked doors will likely face a fine of $50,000 — the maximum penalty. As we recently discussed, on December 18th, 87-year-old Annie Bell Scarboro went unnoticed by staff at the Five Oaks… Continue Reading