Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 patients of healthcare facilities fall each year. A significant portion of those result in a preventable injury. A significant portion of those individuals will die, as a result. Nursing homes often argue that not all falls are preventable. This is likely true. It is likely accurate that not every single fall […]
Americans, age 75 and older, face the highest risk of fatal brain injuries, according to new research examining traumatic brain injury deaths throughout the United States. The research, published in the journal, Brain Injury, analyzed U.S. mortality rates from 2021, finding that adults 75 and older experience nearly 87 deaths per 100,000 people, more than […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County grand jury is expected to hear the case of an 84-year-old woman who died Christmas Eve at a Warrensville nursing home. Amber Henderson, 31, of Willoughby Hills was charged in Bedford Municipal Court with involuntary manslaughter... To read the full article visit Cleveland.
An employee at a Florida nursing home is accused of striking disabled residents multiple times, authorities said. Detectives began investigating a report Dec. 23 that two residents were abused by an employee at Lake Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Dunedin, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 7 news release. To read the full […]
Alvera Meuti was reportedly pronounced dead after she was found lying on outside a care and rehabilitation center in Ohio on Dec. 24. An 84-year-old woman reportedly died on Christmas Eve after she remained outside her nursing home in Ohio because nurses thought she had left in the care of her brother. To read the […]
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — Warrensville Heights police are investigating the death of an elderly woman after she was found unresponsive outside of the Avenue Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center on Christmas Eve. To read the full article visit Fox 8 News.
Did you know that there was a law in Ohio known as the Nursing Home Residents Bill of Rights? The Ohio State Legislature passed this law many years ago and it is known as the Nursing Home Residents Bill of Rights. This law is Ohio Revised Code § 3721.13. The rights of a nursing home […]
Many people ask us what to look for to see if a nursing home resident is being neglected or abused. Nursing homes are obligated to notify a resident's physician any time they have a significant change in condition, and they are obligated to document that notification. Further, if the nursing home resident is not mentally […]
We have just finished the Thanksgiving holiday. Christmas and New Year's Day are right around the corner. During this holiday season, many people travel to see their loved ones. In fact, the news is reporting that more people plan to travel by car and by plane than ever before. Often, people see their loved ones […]
We recently posted an article on our website about a nursing home employee who was caught on camera going through an elderly resident's purse. He was eventually charged with burglary. The woman was a resident at Symphony, an assisted living facility in Olmsted Falls. Her maintenance man was caught on camera rifling through her purse. […]
