Three individuals at the Helia Healthcare of Greenville nursing home developed bed sores while residents of the facility. The bed sores were not properly treated after development, leading to continued pain and suffering. As a Chicago bed sore lawyer, I have experience talking to residents (and their families) who have experienced bed sores. In many […]
Study: Nursing Home Hospitalizations Mostly Avoidable
A study in the journal Medical Care contends that many hospitalizations that nursing home residents undergo each year are preventable with proper care. Hospitalizations of long-term nursing home residents are common. Anyone who has worked in the field knows that they happen frequently. This study’s objective is to determine whether or not there are certain […]
Study on Reducing Use Of Physical Restraints In Nursing Homes Could Have Positive Effect
A study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) could mean a much greater quality of life for nursing home residents around the world. The study, entitled “Effect of a Guideline-Based Multicomponent Intervention on Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial”, was designed to determine whether new techniques […]
Study Struggles With Low Vaccination Rates Of Nurses
The May 2nd issue of the journal Vaccine sheds some light on a disturbing trend for all families: Many nurses resist vaccinations despite being in regular contact with extremely vulnerable patients. The article is titled “What lies behind the low rates of vaccinations among nurses who treat infants?” The article is disturbing for anyone who […]
Stunning Admission From Nursing Home Administrator
“We went down from about 33 percent [of our patients given these drugs] to about 3 percent.” It seems hard to believe that a nursing home administrator would admit to having 30% of his or her nursing home residents being administered unnecessary antipsychotic medications, but it seems as if that’s exactly what happened during an […]
Tennessee Supreme Court Finds Understaffing Cause of Nursing Home Wrongful Death
The Tennessee Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow towards the nursing home industry in Tennessee. We can only hope that it’s one of many blows that will, ultimately, transform the industry. The arguments in the case are complicated, but the facts are not in dispute. A woman in a Tennessee nursing home was experiencing […]
Staff Stability: A Cornerstone To Preventing Nursing Home Neglect
A study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh titled “Improving Nursing Home Care in New York City: The Importance of Workforce Relationships and Staff Stability to Achieving Better Quality” confirms what many in the nursing home industry have long known: a happy and content nursing home staff equals happy and content nursing home residents. A […]
Stage III Bed Sore Discovered At Helia Healthcare of Champaign
A long-term resident at Helia Healthcare of Champaign in Champaign, Illinois developed a stage III bed sore while a resident of the facility. The resident has been at Helia Healthcare since 2008 with vascular dementia, chronic pain syndrome, disfigurement, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. In addition, she has contractures, severe cognitive impairment, and incontinence. In short, this […]
Stasis Ulcers Lead to Gangrene At Westminster Village Nursing Home, Bloomington IL
A resident of the Westminster Village Nursing Home in Bloomington, Illinois contracted gangrene after developing a stasis ulcer on his toes. The resident was ultimately admitted to a nearby Bloomington hospital where it was determined that a prolonged course of IV antibiotics and a partial or total foot amputation would be the necessary treatment. For […]
Study: Dementia Patients Happier With Home Care
A study in August’s 2013 Dementia, a journal that focuses on care and study of all aspects of dementia, is titled “The comparison of quality of life among people with mild dementia in nursing home and home care” The study compared the quality of life of people with dementia who were living at home with […]
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