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Wheelchair Patients Must Be Supervised To Avoid Injury & Death
As a nursing home attorney, most of my cases fit cleanly within one category of negligence – bedsores, falls, elopement, medication errors or choking. Recently, I feel like I may need to add...
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Nursing Homes Post-Fall Care Of Injured Patient Criticized By State...
From a liability perspective, nursing home fall cases prove to be far more difficult than they may appear to be at first glance. While nursing home must assess each patient for their propensity to fall...
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Study Concludes Nursing Home Patients With Dementia Are Far More Likely To...
It’s no secret that falls in the elderly nursing home population remain one of the largest threats to patients safety and overall well-being. Recognizing this threat, nursing homes must assess each...
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Sloppy Transfer From Wheelchair To Bed Claims The Life Of Nursing Home Patient
Moving a patient from one device to another– or typically referred to as a ‘transfer’– is one of the most essential services a nursing home provides to immobile patients, yet it is also one of the most...
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Risk Of Falling Higher For Newly Admitted Nursing Home Patients
As a nursing home lawyer I’ve gradually become accustomed to set’s of similar fact patterns in my practice. One of the most disturbing situations involving newly admitted nursing home patients who...
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It Only Takes A Few Seconds Of Inattentive Care For A Nursing Home Patient To...
When it comes to caring for disabled nursing home patients, a momentary diversion by staff member can has disastrous consequences for the patient. Many disabled patients are considered to by ‘full...
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Repeated Falls Cause Injuries To Illinois Nursing Home Patient & Leads To...
Of all the different types of injuries that nursing home patients may be susceptible to, falls remain one of the more difficult types of incidents to entirely prevent. By law, each patient in a nursing...
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Nursing Home Falls Can Be Reduced By Implementing Basic Precautions
Falls among the elderly contribute to roughly 1,800 deaths each year and statistics are showing that the problem is greater in nursing homes than anywhere else. Only 5% of the population above the age...
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Nursing Home Scrutinized Over the Way They Handle Post-Fall Care of Patient
Nursing homes were considered a safe haven for the elderly and people did not hesitate in sending their loved ones to nursing homes in the past. However, the scenario has changed to a great extent....
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Fall Prevention Program Demonstrates Basic Safeguards Work
A single fall that a younger, healthier person might brush off could turn into a long-term hospital stay for elderly nursing home patients. If we consider that every 100+ bed nursing home reports...
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