Geriatric Psych Unit Fall Risks

A geriatric psychiatric unit, or geri-psych unit, is an inpatient hospital unit which treats elderly people who suffer from emotional or psychological disorders. These units face a higher incidence of falls in than general care...

A large portion of nursing home residents today receive their nutrition through feeding tubes. While tubal feeding, also known as enteral nutrition, is fairly common place, it is still prone to complications when nursing staff...

About 1,800 nursing-home residents die every year from injuries related to falls, such as traumatic brain injury and broken bones. Those who survive are often left with permanent disabilities that further reduce their quality of...

Illinois estimates that every year, thousands of its elderly senior citizens suffer from some sort of abuse at the hands of their caregivers, whether in private homes or nursing homes. Out of concern for how many elderly across...

While the general school of thought is that everyone should drink eight cups of water a day to stay properly hydrated, a report by the Institute of Medicine in 2008 stated that men should drink 15 cups of water and women should...

Many of our elderly loved ones in nursing homes experience difficulty swallowing pills and food. To best protect those residents from choking risks, nursing home staff must be present and aware during mealtimes. Unfortunately,...

The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act states that individuals living in nursing homes have the right to live free of unnecessary and/or inappropriate use of chemical restraints. This is true for all residents, including those...

With an ever-growing population of elderly people in our society, it is important to ensure that they are properly taken care of in their twilight years. Though elderly people are often the most vulnerable, nursing home neglect...

The Use of Anticoagulation Therapy on Nursing Home Residents in Evanston Anticoagulation therapy is medication therapy used to reduce the risk of blood clots from forming in at-risk nursing home residents. Most of these at-risk...