One week after arriving at DFW Nursing & Rehab 23-year-old Even Fleming was dead. The young man was admitted to the Texas nursing home for rehabilitation following a car accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury (tbi) and multiple facial fractures. On September 14th, a CNA called a nurse at the facility after… Continue Reading
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Sunrise Cited For Neglect After Assisted Living Facility Fails To Provide Timely Treatment For An Injured Resident
Posted in Sunrise Senior LivingOfficials at the Minnesota Department of Health have cited a Sunrise Senior Living facility in Rochester, MN for improper care after the facility failed to provide medical attention to a patient who was visibly injured in an altercation with another patient. According to the department of health investigation, a resident sustained a bruise to his… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Ballard Nursing Center, Des Plaines, Illinois
Posted in Food Poisoning, Illinois Nursing HomesNormal 0 0 1 958 5463 45 10 6708 11.1282 0 0 0 Ballard Nursing Center is yet another large nursing home facility located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Ballard can accomedate 231 Medicare / Medicaid patients. Ballard scored three out of five stars according to the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website, which is an average rating. Ballard… Continue Reading
Fall Leaves Dementia Patient With Broken Neck At Assisted Living Facility
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe family of Mabel Montgomery is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the assisted living facility where she lived, Juniper House. The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Montgomery left Juniper House through a fire exit and fell. The fall resulted in a fracture of Ms. Montgomery’s neck and traumatic brain injury. The injuries from the fall… Continue Reading
Physical Therapy Injuries
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesPhysical therapists (PTs) work with people who have limitations, impairments, disabilities or those who may have suffered an injury. Before the actual work begins, physical therapists must conduct an examination and evaluation of the patient and generate a program to help each patient achieve his or her highest level of functional outcome. Treatment often includes… Continue Reading
Young People In Nursing Homes
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThe face of the typical nursing home resident is changing — and becoming less wrinkled. Today, more young people are entering nursing homes and long-term care facilities in their 30′s and 40′s. More than 15% of nursing home residents nationwide are under 65 compared with 12.3% under 65 in 2003. The number of younger nursing… Continue Reading
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Posted in Common TermsDefinition: A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a blow to the head that results in a disruption of the normal brain functioning. TBI’s may range from a brief change in cognitive functioning to an extended period of unconsciousness. (Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) TBI’s are some of the more common injuries sustained… Continue Reading