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What often happens to the nursing home resident who falls? They break a bone in their leg or arm or hip. Not all residents end up with bone fractures when they fall. Is there a way to determine which of these residents are at “increased risk” of bone fractures? The answer is YES. The bone…

Many of the elderly in America’s nursing homes are taking a long list of medications…for conditions like hypertension, elevated blood sugars, pain control, blood thinners and the list goes on and on and on… The one type of drug which may be given for reasons other than a medical need are medications known as antipsychotics.…

The e-journal, ScienceNews, published an interesting article this week concerning the affects of lead on children who grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. The article is alarming! Mothers of the studies’ participants were recruited from 1979 to 1984 from neighborhoods in Cincinnati with a lot of old, lead-contaminated houses and historically high rates of childhood lead…

The Washington Post reported this week, that older people with dementia who take anti-psychotics, are more likely to end up in the hospital or even die, new research shows. So what are families to do – accept sometimes dangerous aggressive behavior, or use anti-psychotic medications? Many would argue there is no need to chose between…

Many families need assistance for elderly parents during the daylight hours….when the grown children are at work and there is no one to care for a parent who needs supervision. Here is where “Adult Day Care” facilities come into play. Adult Day Care provides a safe and caring setting for adults. Programs are designed to…

I just read an article about a Memphis Tenn. nursing home resident that received 3rd degree burns when hot coffee fell on her. Did the CNA mean to pour hot coffee on the lady? I seriously doubt it- but her carelessness, caused the resident great pain – physical and emotional, damages, and sadly, she died…

House measure would outlaw nursing home arbitration clausesMay 23 2008Nursing home operators would be unable to subject residents and prospective residents to binding arbitration clauses under a bill introduced Thursday afternoon in the U.S. House. When a companion bill was introduced in the Senate in April, consumer groups enthusiastically praised it and provider advocates roundly…

It is my experience the best nursing homes not only have the best nurses and aides, but they have plenty of them. Face it, the primary care givers are the front line, hands -on nurses. The nurse or aide who assists with dressing, hygiene, feeding, medication, bathing, therapy, assessment, treatment, wound care, and the list…

Sunrise Nursing Home cover up death! Sunrise staff told Chase’s son that she had died in her sleep. The son said he was told his mother had breakfast, was left alone at one point, and the aide returned to find she had died peacefully in her sleep. The nurisng home lied! The report from Mount…

I read with interest an article which appeared in the Roanoke Times today. The article entitled, “Roanoke Council OKs Expansion of Nursing Home” was written by Mason Adams. The article reported that Roanoke City Council voted 6-0 yesterday to approve a 3,000-square-foot expansion of the Raleigh Court Health & Rehabilitation Center for a physical therapy…