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Resident-on-Resident Abuse Not Uncommon
According to a new study, approximately one in five nursing home residents has experienced some form of verbal or physical abuse from another resident. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care conducted surveillance on 10 urban and suburban nursing home facilities in New York for…
Read MoreStudy Finds UTI Prevention Inconsistencies Among Nursing Homes
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of infection affecting nursing home residents in the United States. Despite the high occurrence of UTIs in nursing homes, a new study shows that prevention policies vary greatly between facilities. A high frequency of UTIs could be a sign of potential…
Read MorePKSD Newsletter: Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
In this month’s issue of the PKSD newsletter, our personal injury lawyers address the growing public safety concern surrounding driving while under the influence of marijuana. As more states throughout the country continue to legalize the use of the drug, the number of traffic fatalities involving drivers high on marijuana…
Read More50 Killed in Traffic Accidents in May
According to the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles (WisDOT), 50 people died in traffic accidents on Wisconsin roads in the month of May, making it one of the safest months of May in the last 70 years. WisDOT stated that last month’s numbers tied it for the sixth safest May…
Read MoreStudy Suggests “Younger Seniors” Are More Likely to be Abused
A new study has found that “younger seniors,” ages 60 to 74, experience the worst forms of elder abuse across all elderly age groups. These results challenge previous beliefs that abuse is more common among older seniors, ages 85 and older. No one should have to suffer abuse or neglect…
Read MoreCrash with Stolen Vehicle Kills Two, Injures Five Including Children
A 46-year-old woman and an eight-year-old child were killed and five people, including three children, were injured in a hit and run accident with a stolen SUV on Milwaukee’s west side on Friday, May 27. According to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department, the victims were traveling north…
Read MoreBoat-Related Deaths on the Rise This Year
Boating-related death totals have increased significantly this year versus the same time period in 2015. A dozen more deaths have occurred in the past five months. In 2015, only one boating death occurred in the state before Memorial Day, allowing for a total of 21 fatalities for the entire year….
Read MoreRecord Travel Numbers Expected for Memorial Day Weekend
AAA is anticipating that more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend, which is recognized as Thursday, May 26 to Monday, May 30. This year would mark the second greatest number of travelers on record and the most since 2005. Thanks to record-low gas prices, AAA expects…
Read MoreNursing Home Resident Dies from Transcript Error
A resident of the Golden Living nursing home in Hopkins, MN, died after going without blood-thinning medication for nine days. The resident had been living at Golden Living for multiple weeks. With a history of atrial fibrillation and stroke, the patient was prescribed warfarin, an anticoagulant used for their long-term…
Read MorePatient Dumping Accusations Against Some Nursing Homes
Accusations of patient dumping are growing across the U.S. Climbing 57 percent since 2000, a total of 11,331 associated complaints were received by long-term care ombudsmen in 2014 alone. Patients are being discharged by some nursing homes when their care becomes laborious, in favor of admitting patients who require less…
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