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Chemical Restraints Used in California Nursing Home
Nursing home residents at Lake Isabella nursing home in Bakersfield, California, are being over-prescribed drugs that may have life-threatening side effects for the elderly. The anti-psychotic drugs Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Seroquel were being given to nursing home residents with behavioral issues. These drugs carry the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) strongest black-box warning…
Read MoreResearch Tries to Prevent Elderly Falls
A University of Illinois-Chicago study found that repeatedly exposing people to situations where the footing is unstable helped train them to maintain their balance on slippery floors and avoid falls. The research improves understanding of how the brain develops fall prevention strategies that can be used in a variety of situations….
Read MoreTechnology May Help Baby Boomers
As the baby boomer generation grows older, technology companies are stepping up their efforts to help aging Americans spend more time living independently rather than in nursing homes. The International Consumer Electronics Show in Law Vegas featured an entire section dedicated to high-tech senior living with motion sensors as the main attraction….
Read MoreDefrauding the Elderly
Fraud and bunco schemes cost individuals thousands of dollars. A bunco scheme is a scam in which an unsuspecting person is cheated out of something, usually money. Often, the victim is not certain a crime has been committed, or is too embarrassed to take action. Con men and women often seek…
Read MorePressure Sore Prevention
As we age, our skin becomes thin and dry and less elastic. This is one reason that the elderly are at-risk for pressure sores. Health experts say many pressure sores dont have to occur. In fact, caregivers say bedsores are easier to prevent than to treat. When an elderly nursing home resident gets…
Read MorePressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers, Bedsores, et al.
Bedsores, more accurately called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure usually from a bed or wheelchair cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of your body. Without adequate blood flow, the affected tissue dies. There are four stages of a…
Read MoreWisconsin Steps Up Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the formation of the Wisconsin Pressure Ulcer Coalition. The Coalition was created to help reduce pressure ulcers in Wisconsin’s nursing homes and hospitals. If you need help with a Milwaukee personal injury lawsuit contact the trusted team of legal professionals at PKSD today…
Read MoreWhat is an Ombudsman Volunteer?
An ombudsman volunteer is an advocate for the residents of a particular long-term care facility. The volunteers visit residents in these facilities and listen to their concerns and complaints related to health, safety, welfare or rights of residents. Unlike a full-time ombudsman who oversees a large geographic area and multiple…
Read MoreFirst Full Week In October Is Resident Rights Week
The first full week in October marks Residents’ Rights Week. During this time we should honor all residents living in all long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, sub acute units, assisted living, board and care, and retirement communities. Awareness of Resident Rights is critical to providing the dignity, respect and…
Read More“Angel of Death” in Nursing Home Just Over the Border
A Chicago suburban newspaper ran a story on a series of mysterious deaths at a McHenry County nursing home that may not be mysterious at all. An Illinois state investigatory report claims that a nurse at Woodstock Residence in Woodstock, IL may have been overdosing patients that she deemed troublesome…
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