Dehydration Prevention in Illinois Nursing Homes

Numerous studies have shown that a high percentage of nursing home residents are in a constant state of dehydration. For this reason, federal and state laws now make it the responsibility of every nursing home to provide the...

The health consequences of dehydration can be quite severe, ranging from coma to organ failure to death. Nursing home staff can help patients avoid most of these consequences, and dehydration itself, through proper staffing,...

Dehydration occurs when a resident rapidly loses at least three percent of his or her bodyweight. Left untreated, dehydration can lead to severe medical complications and even death. If you have a loved one living in an...

How to Prevent Falls in Nursing Homes Nursing homes with 100 beds report anywhere from 100 to 200 falls each year. Even more falls remain unreported. These falls pose a significant threat to the health and well being of nursing...

Falls are a common occurrence in nursing homes. Those falls often result in some type of bodily injury, including head trauma. According to a study published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) in October 2013,...

A study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society found that two to six percent of falls in nursing homes result in fractures, or broken bones. While falling can signal a significant health problem, it can also be a...

Why Do Falls Happen? Falls often occur because residents try to get to the bathroom by themselves after they ring for help and no one appears — but about 35% of those injured in falls are unable to walk at all. Poor safety...

Nursing Home Fall Risk Assessments in Nursing Care Plans A fall risk assessment measures your loved one’s relative likelihood for falling while living in the nursing home. These assessments are a necessary part of every new...

Broken Hips Caused by Falls in Nursing Homes Studies repeatedly show that an elderly individual’s mortality increases significantly within one year after sustaining a broken hip in a fall. And, according to the Center for...

What Nursing Homes Can Do to Prevent Feeding Tube Complications The use of NG, PEG and other feeding tubes can give rise to numerous complications if nursing home staff fails to properly monitor them. Common complications...