I guess there’s probably a lot a screaming and yelling going on at the Skilled Healthcare Group (SKH) headquarters in California. Perhaps the anger derives from the miserable looking financial chart for the company showing a whopping 75% decline in price per share in one day! Another portion of the companies anger is probably being misdirected… Continue Reading
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Feds Yank Funding From Another Chicago Nursing Home With A Troubled Past
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesLess than a week after federal and state funding was pulled from Somerset Place, officials have moved westward to the Fox River Pavilion in their crackdown of poor nursing home care in the Chicagoland area. Fox River Pavilion has received much scrutiny lately after reports of violence at the facility. On December 17th, a patient… Continue Reading
Under-staffing At Nursing Home Blamed For Pressure Ulcer, Infection & Subsequent Death
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersThe son of a deceased nursing home patient blames ‘under-staffing’ as the primary reason why his mother fell and subsequently developed pressure ulcers. Gary Brown filed a lawsuit against a county operated nursing home in Nebraska on behalf of his deceased mother’s estate. In addition to under-staffing, the lawsuit alleges the facility allowed his mother… Continue Reading
Poor Training & Under-Staffing Blamed For The Death Of A Nursing Home Patient Who Died From Injuries Sustained After She Was Dropped By A CNA In A Minnesota Facility
Posted in Nursing Home Falls, Nursing Home Staff, Wrongful DeathA report issued by the Minnesota Department of Heath has cited White Community Hospital and Nursing Home (Minnesota) for errors made by a nursing assistant during the transfer of a patient out of her bed. The incident occurred when the CNA attempted to transfer a disabled patient from their bed to a wheelchair using… Continue Reading
A Recipe For Danger: Nursing Shortage Could Reach 1M By 2020
Posted in Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home StaffAn aging nursing population, the growing need for nursing services and an insufficient number of facilities to train new nurses are coming together to create a ‘nursing crisis’, according to a recent article in The Iowa Independent. The congruence of factors will lead to dramatic shortages of nurses both in Iowa and on a national… Continue Reading
Pile On The Medication
Posted in Medication ErrorsOld? Weak? Tired? Have dementia? The answer to these ailments in some nursing homes is to prescribe antipsychotic drugs to subdue any signs of energy and life left in residents suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. A whopping one-third of all nursing home residents are prescribed antipsychotic drugs such as: Risperdal, Seroquel and… Continue Reading
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios
Posted in Nursing Home Staffthe quality of a nursing homes staff is one of the biggest predictors in quality of patient care. An under-staffed nursing home puts patients at risk for developing conditions such as bedsores, improper medication or malnutrition. An overworked staff may lead to patient neglect. The Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) sets forth minimum staffing levels… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Falls
Posted in Nursing Home FallsFalls in nursing homes may be the largest heath threat to the elderly. Older people tend to fall more frequently than their younger counterparts. However, when an older person falls they are substantially more likely to become injured than a younger person. Some startling statistics from the Center for Disease Control demonstrate the obvious: falls… Continue Reading