The latest study showing the government’s continued failure to enforce safety regulations in the nation’s nursing homes is no surprise to those of us who have been fighting the systemic abuse and neglect for decades. Underreporting of abuse, falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes is common place to avoid accountability and responsibility. For the
Crestwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center called the police after a resident to resident altercation resulting in the death of a vulnerable adult. Hill suffocated his roommate using pillow stuffing. This type of incident happens all the time. It is one of the major reasons for so many “injuries of unknown origin” that occur in nursing
CBS reported another episode where a nursing home employee abused a vulnerable adult. Police accuse her of pushing a disabled patient to the ground over a request for ice. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said an employee battered a vulnerable adult resident at Orchid Cove at Palm Harbor nursing home. Delana Dallas-Hudson is a certified nursing
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published research showing investigators developed and validated models that can predict the risk of fall-related injuries in nursing home residents based on clinical data. The data should be routine. The prediction models achieved success for accurately estimating individuals’ six-month and two-year risk of fall-related injuries. “These models can
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