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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How Much Do Nursing Home Need To Be Fined In Order To Clean Up Their Acts
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesMany of my blog entries focus on sad incidents where a nursing home patient has received seemingly horrific care during an admission to a nursing home. Many of these incidents indeed get investigated by state agencies and— in some cases– the facilities receive a fine. Most nursing home fines are controlled by individual states. However,… Continue Reading
Grand Jury Indicts Elderly Woman On Charges Related To The Murder Of Her Roommate In Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse98-year-old Laura Lundquist is one step closer to a jail house cell after a Grand Jury indicted the woman on murder charges related to the strangulation and suffocation death of her 100-year-old roommate earlier this year. A Judge ordered Lundquist to undergo an evaluation at a hospital to determine if she is competent to for… Continue Reading
Elder Abuse Suspected At Assisted Living Facility
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe Los Angeles Times recently reported on a story involving potential abuse of an Alzheimer’s patient at an assisted living facility in California. Four employees of the Calabasas assisted-living facility were recently arrested on suspicion of elder abuse stemming from the death of a resident last year. Elder abuse charges follow on a report from… Continue Reading
Sputum Color As Indicator Of The Quality Of Nursing Care
Posted in Ventilator PatientsWho really likes to think about sputum or mucus? Well, Thomas Sharon, R.N. at legalnurseconsultanttom.com points out that sputum color is an important factor to look at when evaluating the quality of breathing tube care. Breathing tubes such as tracheostomies and ventilators are a common medical medical conditions for nurisng home and long-term care residents…. Continue Reading
Employee ‘Quiets’ Man With Pillow
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseForget about asking a nursing home resident to be quiet or actually attending to what may resident needs- just stick a pillow on their face and hope that quiets them. That is the approach used by Jesse Bodey, an employee at Life Care nursing home used with an 85-year-old man when he was screaming in… Continue Reading