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According to a 2009 study, incontinence affects over 50 percent of nursing home residents across the country. Incontinence, defined as the loss of bladder or bowel control, in elderly nursing home patients is often due to psychological conditions, physical conditions or medications....

Anticoagulation therapy is commonly used to reduce the risk of blood clot formation in nursing home residents who may be at an increased risk of suffering a stroke due to immobility, atrial fibrillation, and other comorbidities. While the positive effects of anticoagulation are...

In theory, patients enter hospitals to heal and recover. Sadly, many older patients face a high risk of decline during recovery. An acute illness often leaves them unable to live independently or handle basic daily tasks, which often results in...

Anticoagulation therapy makes use of drugs [called anticoagulants] that reduces the body’s ability to form blood clots. These drugs are able to do this by inhibiting the production of Vitamin K in the liver, which in turn, increases the time it...

A gynecologist caused irreversible damage to his patient’s uterus when he failed to remove an old intrauterine device before inserting a new one. The patient would experience severe pelvic pain for six months before discovering that her doctor had made...

Whether a resident in a nursing home is restrained physically or through the use of chemicals can either be a positive or negative action on the part of the staff, depending on the scenario and context for the decision to...

Not so long ago, society generally and families in particular, dealt with the physical and mental problems of aging loved ones differently than today. To begin with, the need to care for the elderly was not always certain, because there...

There’s a lot more to being dehydrated than just being thirsty, but for most people being thirsty isn’t a good thing. It usually means that they are already at least mildly dehydrated. Dehydration is a medical condition that can and...

The Dangers of Wandering Behavior and Elopement Wandering and elopement are serious behaviors that nursing home residents may experience, and they can pose significant risks to their safety. These behaviors often arise from a range of underlying risk factors. What...