Nursing homes do not just serve as a permanent residency for elderly people who can no longer live on their own. They also serve as a temporary residency for anyone who cannot return directly home after undergoing surgery in a hospital. In these cases, the nursing home serves as a rehabilitation facility for people of … Read more
For many nursing home residents, bed rails can help prevent falling and assist their stability when leaving the bed. However, some facilities use bed rails to restrict a resident’s movement, or use a type ill-suited to a resident’s situation. This can pave the way for bed rail entanglement or entrapment. These are rare injuries in … Read more
As we enter another winter with hospitals around the country still overwhelmed with patients suffering from COVID-19, our elderly loved ones residing in nursing homes are still in danger from this deadly virus. While nursing homes are no longer the epicenter of the pandemic as they were in April of 2020, nursing homes are still … Read more
The state of New Jersey has the unfortunate distinction of having the highest per capita death rate in the nation due to COVID-19 within its long-term care facilities. As of May 2021, over 8,000 people have died in New Jersey long-term care facilities due to COVID-19. One of the facilities that has come under repeated … Read more
What Is Sepsis? Sepsis can be a life threatening condition that occurs when the body has a chemical imbalance due to an ongoing infection that can result in damage to multiple organ systems. If sepsis progresses to septic shock, this will result in multiple organ failure, a drop in blood pressure, and possibly death. In … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 50% – 75% of elderly patients suffer a fall at a nursing home each year. However claims for falls at a nursing home aren’t limited to long term elderly residents. They can also happen to younger, short-term residents recovering from surgery, or to family members … Read more
If you or a family member suffered a serious injury at a nursing home, or a family member unexpectantly passes away while a resident at one, and you believe the nursing home staff is at fault, there are a variety of ways to prove your case so you can hold the nursing home accountable. One … Read more
Given the condition of your family and loved ones when they become residents at a nursing home – either rehabbing from a difficult and major surgery or for long term care because they can no longer live on their own – it is important for the staff there to pay extra attention to any problems or … Read more
The emergency room and emergency department staff play a critical role in people’s medical care. Not only is it a place where people go for a medical emergency, but do to a lack of insurance or high deductibles it can also serve as many people’s place of primary care when they have a medical issue. … Read more
Unfortunately, injuries are a part of life and also occur in nursing homes where we place loved ones to be safe if they can no longer live or care for themselves. One of these unfortunate injuries that can occur is falling out of a wheelchair. Allowing a nursing home resident to sit comfortably in their … Read more