The nursing home staff found him in a pool of his own blood two years ago. Clifford Ozen has suffered from seizures and decreased mobility sinc ethat fall. The Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Port Arthur allowed Mr. Ozen to fall from his bed. His wife, Sharon Ozen, filed suit against the healthcare
The Washington Post had a recent article about how falls in the elderly lead to death caused by brain injuries. This is why it is so critical for nursing homes to have sufficient staff to supervise resdients, prevent falls, and have a fall prevention program. Below are excerpts of the article. The elderly fear breaking
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
Here is another article about a nursing home’s failure to prevent a resident from falling and then failing to intervene or inform the family. The family was never told that their 60-year-old mother had broken both legs in a fall and died of complications. Eventually, the family discovered the horrific details. Their mother, Linda Ober, had
Falls in Nursing Homes How big is the problem? In 2003, 1.5 million people 65 and older lived in nursing homes (National Center for Health Statistics 2005). If current rates continue, by 2030 this number will rise to about 3 million (Sahyoun et al. 2002). Each year, a typical nursing home with 100 beds reports