Smoking remains one of the most ordinary— yet perhaps the most dangerous activities that takes place in nursing homes everyday. Maybe its due to the fact that smoking is such a commonplace activity in nursing homes, many staff simply fail to understand its potentially dangerous impact on both the individual smoker— as well as the… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Patient Suffers “Life threatening Injuries” In Smoking Incident
Posted in Smoking & Fires In Nursing HomesI continually see devastating smoking-related injuries involving nursing home patients who accidentally burn themselves while smoking. While some of these incidents are indeed related to residents’ carelessness, many smoking incidents relate back to the fact that the nursing home failed to do their job in providing patients with a safe— and supervised smoking area. Currently,… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Kenwood Healthcare Center, Chicago, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesA recently completed nursing home survey completed at Kenwood Care Center in Chicago, IL provides a very disturbing glimpse into life at a facility that cares for a group of predominately mentally-ill patients. One hundred forty-five of the 232 patients at Kenwood had a psychiatric diagnosis and similarly 122 of the facilities patients were receiving… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: California Gardens Nursing & Rehab Center – Chicago, IL
Posted in Burns, Illinois Nursing HomesThe failure of California Gardens to properly implement a facility-wide smoking policy resulted in a recent fine of $5,000 and a Type A violation issued by the Illinois Department Of Health. According to a November, 2009 survey report, state officials focused on a 68-year-old patient at the facility who had and extensive history or physical… Continue Reading
Smoking-Related Fires Are A Real Threat To Nursing Home Patients. Is It Time To Put Out The Fire?
Posted in Smoking & Fires In Nursing HomesIt only is a matter of time before another nursing home fire claims the life of another patient. While less publicized, hundreds of elderly people receive burns every year during their admission to skilled nursing facilities. Anyway you look at the situation, fires in nursing homes remain a real– yet under-appreciated threat to nursing home… Continue Reading
Unsupervised Nursing Home Resident Dies From Burns
Posted in BurnsA Scottsdale, AZ nursing home resident died after in the burn unit of an area hospital. According to reports, the 89-year-old woman died after she apparently set herself on fire while smoking on a patio. The woman was left unattended while the woman’s caretaker was in the kitchen at the facility. When paramedics arrived at… Continue Reading