Since its inception, Nursing Home Injury Laws has become a trusted resource for caregivers and families seeking reliable information in a time of need. Nursing home injury laws provides a comprehensive compilation of state-by-state nursing home contacts, a glossary for common legal terms, resources and legal information should the need arise. In addition to important… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Injury Laws
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Broken Bones, Choking, Dehydration, Food Poisoning, Malnutrition, Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Injury, Osteomyelitis, Sepsis, Subdural Hematoma, Wrongful DeathIn times of need, locating necessary information regarding the legal rights and resources for nursing home patients can be difficult and imposing. In this respect, we are proud to introduce a new resource for patients, families and practitioners looking for a concise compilation of information regarding nursing home laws. Nursing Home Injury Laws, provides every states’:… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Elmwood Care, Elmwood Park, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home FallsElmwood Care is a large 245 bed nursing home located in Elmwood Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago. According to the government’s Medicare website, the facility received only one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating. The facility received only one out of five stars for health inspections, which is a… Continue Reading
Oklahomans Continue To Have One Of The Highest Rates Of Pressure Ulcers In The Country
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersA colleague forwarded me this video with Dr. Dale Bratzler of the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality as he discusses the prevalence of pressure ulcers amongst patients in nursing homes and hospitals in the state. Unfortunately, Oklahoma is one of the top five worst states in terms of frequency of development of pressure ulcers. Dr…. Continue Reading
Bed Sore Problems Compounded: Amyloidosis
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, Osteomyelitis, SepsisOne of the nursing home negligence cases my office is currently investigating involves the death of a man related to complications related to amyloidosis. Turns out, the man was suffering from an advanced bed sore on his coccyx (also called pressure ulcers, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers) that had progressed so far that the bone… Continue Reading
Video Demonstrates Proper Dressing Changes For Patients With Pressure Ulcers
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersIn order to heal a pressure ulcer, staff at nursing homes, hospitals or wound clinics must pay extra attention to dressings on the wound. Too often, the problems associated with pressure ulcers are compounded when staff fail to follow physician orders with respect to the frequently of dressing changes or the dressings changes are not… Continue Reading
Dangerous Nursing Home Ordered To Close Following Discovery Of Conditions Posing ‘Immediate Jepardy’ To Its Residents
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseI was recently forwarded an articled from Indyweek.com, regarding the outrageously horrid conditions at Forest View Rehabilitation Center in Durham, North Carolina. The article highlights multiple incidents of downright disgusting patient care and dangerous living conditions that resulted in authorities ordering the facility to shut its doors. Among the conditions documented by state nursing home… Continue Reading
Home Care Nurse Has License Suspended In Connection To Death Of Disabled Boy
Posted in NeglectThe Chicago Tribune reported that Morris Lee Brinkley, a 73-year-old home care nurse, has had her nursing license suspended. According to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Ms. Brinkley’s nursing license was suspended for, “failing to adequately treat bedsores and other signs of neglect on a 13 year-old home health care patient who subsequently… Continue Reading
Improper Transfer Leads To Fall & Ultimately Death Of Rehab Patient
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home FallsEven the best facilities occasionally provide bad treatment to their residents. A wrongful death lawsuit has been recently filed against Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, a nationally recognized rehab center in Chicago on behalf of the family of a deceased resident. The family carefully selected Schwab as a rehabilitation center for their loved one’s physical therapy and… Continue Reading
The Correlation Between Staff Satisfaction And Resident Care
Posted in Nursing Home StaffIt makes sense. If members of the nursing home staff are satisfied with their job, treated appropriately, receive good job benefits, they will be happier and their happiness will likely be translated to better patient care. On the other hand, look closely into the eyes of any employee at struggling company– you can sense their… Continue Reading
Sepsis
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, Common Terms, Infections In Nursing Homes‘Sepsis’ is a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues commonly found in people with advanced bed sores (also referred to as pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer or pressure ulcer). In order to make a diagnosis of sepsis, at least two of the following must occur: a heart rate above 90 beats per minute, hyperventilation… Continue Reading
Wounds Take A Toll On Nursing Home’s Bottom Line
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersNew Medicare and Medicaid guidelines will soon put pressure on nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to provide better wound-care for their residents. Under the revised pressure ulcer regulations (F-314), facilities will be unable to receive reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid if the agencies deem the pressure ulcer to be avoidable. According to McKnight’s… Continue Reading
Bedsores: Are You At Risk?
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersThe incidence of bedsores (or pressure sores or decubitus ulcers) is shockingly common in many nursing homes, hospital and assisted living facilities. Determining who may be at risk for developing this potentially devastating condition is important to preventing the development of them in the first place. If a family member has one or more of… Continue Reading
Everything You Want To Know About Pressure Sores
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersA client’s daughter forwarded this link to me regarding pressure sores (or similarly called pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer or bed sore). This is a thorough discussion of the subject and is useful to all who have pressure sores or who may be at high risk for developing them. This article appeared on the CNN website. Bedsores… Continue Reading
Bedsores. Completely Preventable? Absolutely.
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersToday I met with a family who’s mother recently died from sepsis after a month stay at a Chicago-area hospital. The family hesitantly confided in me that their mother had a gaping hole on her buttocks at the time of her death. While the family obviously was not responsible for their mother’s care when she… Continue Reading