Clark Kauffman, staff writer for DesMoines Register wrote the following review of recent nursing home fines in Iowa. Clearview Home, Mount Ayr: A nurse aide was improperly transferring a resident who had a long-standing, serious head injury when the two lost their balance and the resident fell face-first to the floor. The resident was treated at a
The News & Observer of Raleigh has an interseting article about the “new philosophy” of limiting or preventing nursing home residents from being in a wheelchair as long as the resident wants. The article argues that older people’s health, mobility and self-image can suffer from too much time in wheelchairs. More than 24,000 North Carolina
The Hartford Courant has an article about proposed reforms in nursing homes by the Connecticut Ombudsman’s office. I wish the South Carolina Ombudsman’s office would play a proactive role in protecting resident’s care and preventing neglect. Below is a summary of the article. Connecticut’s long-term care ombudsman is proposing reforms in oversight that would protect residents
Journal of Clinical Nursing has an article about a recent study linking the use of sleeping pills containing benzodiazepines to increase falls in nursing homes. Older patients taking benzodiazepines were 2.9 times more likely to fall Obviously, patients who fall suffer severe injuries. Some older patients have impaired cognitive function or limited functional ability and physical
Studies show a significant decline in quality of nursing home care for blacks compared to whites. Elderly black Americans in nursing homes get worse care than that enjoyed by their white counterparts. “If you’re black, you’re much more likely to get your care in a nursing home that’s not so good, relative to nursing homes that
Extending Life, Waiting for Death at Nursing Home in Florida Review by Dave Shiflett Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Growing old isn’t for sissies. Anyone who doubts that should tune into “Andrew Jenks, Room 335,” which airs on Cinemax tomorrow at 7 p.m. New York time. The 90-minute film about life and death at a Florida
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