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Bedsores are typically categorized into one of four stages, with Stage I being the least serious and Stage IV being the most serious. Each stage requires specific treatment techniques. Once the...

The leading cause of serious injury and accidental death in nursing homes is that of accidental falls. At best, an accidental fall causes just a few scratches or some bruising, but...

Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of ethnic minorities entering nursing home facilities. Chicago is no stranger to the idea of grouping...

La Residence du Havre In the early morning hours on January 23, 2014, a fire tore through a three-story nursing home community in L’Isle-Verten, a small town located in Quebec,...

There are many risk factors for elderly people that can contribute to an increased risk of sustaining a broken or fractured hip injury as the result of an accidental fall....

Wandering is common in many nursing homes, especially among residents with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, and it can be either safe or unsafe. Unsafe wandering becomes dangerous when a resident...

Malnutrition is a common form of nursing home neglect and abuse that can lead to serious health issues, including confusion, muscle weakness, falls, infections, digestive problems, and skin breakdown that...

The staff at a nursing home or long-term care facility has a duty to exercise reasonable care for the safety of each resident that lives at the facility. When a...

When nursing home residents get hurt as a result of inadequate wandering and elopement prevention safeguards, it may be a sign of nursing home abuse or neglect, or even inadequate staffing.  Luckily,...