A new report reveals that nursing home staffing levels are frequently over-reported, not taking into account dips in staffing during weekends and other times that may put residents at risk.…
A new CDC study warns that the rate of elderly falls has increased in recent years.…
A new study indicates that less reliance on psychoactive drugs and better staffing could help prevent many nursing home falls and fractures.…
A new study warns that waiting more than 24-hours to undergo surgery following a hip fracture may increase the risk of complications and death.…
A new study finds that a combination of preventative measures can help avoid elderly fall injuries better than bed alarms, rails and the standard prevention tactics used by nursing homes.…
While deaths due to severe head injuries declined in the last several years, the number of actual injuries increased, driven mainly by fall injuries among the elderly.…
A new study warns that elderly hip fractures can double the risk of death in the following years.…
A family has been awarded $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home which allegedly tried to hide that a woman suffered fatal injuries after fleeing the nursing home unnoticed and falling.…
A new study warns that antidepressants of all types can increase the risk of elderly hip fractures, whether or not they have Alzheimer’s disease and regardless of the type of antidepressant.…
Falls and fall injuries are the leading cause of death among elderly Americans, the CDC warns in a new report.…
