Nursing Home Accidents

You may remember the old commercial with an elderly lady on the floor yelling, “Help me! I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” While it originally came out in 1989, it’s been used in countless memes and gifs. Unfortunately, making it something laughable minimizes the...

It’s very common for nursing homes to struggle with staffing issues. For instance, one report looked at more than 14,000 different nursing homes to see how many of them were encountering staffing shortages. Stunningly, the report found these shortages in 94% of the...

As much as you would like to care for your elderly loved ones, sometimes it’s impossible. Between your job, raising a family and maintaining a home, you understand that you cannot give them the skilled care they require. When we entrust our loved ones to a nursing...

Nursing homes provide much-needed care for elderly individuals who may require assistance with daily activities, medical supervision and social support. Unfortunately, these homes are not immune to accidents, some of which are caused by negligence. Accidents in...

Nursing home staff can keep an eye on residents more easily when they are in public areas. Accidents when they are in their rooms may go unnoticed for a while. So, it’s important that management and staff take precautions to limit the risk of them occurring. Bed falls...

One of the most difficult decisions an adult child faces is deciding if their elderly parent needs a higher level of care than they can provide. While there may be a certain level of guilt, they realize that professional nursing staff members can meet their loved...

Nursing home residents count on the staff members to make sure they’re safe. One of the staff members’ tasks is ensuring residents can get around safely. Any resident who’s considered a fall risk should have extra assistance as they move around the nursing home. There...

Of all the types of harm that could potentially befall a loved one in a nursing home or other care facility, most people wouldn’t consider poisoning by toxic cleaning products. However, it can happen – with devastating results. Atria Senior Living, which is based in...

People who are in nursing homes rely heavily on the staff members to take care of them. Some residents aren’t able to move freely, so they need help with remaining comfortable in bed or getting into a wheelchair.  Mobility challenges mean that a resident is at risk of...

Like other Lexington residents, you may have finally decided to place your elder loved one in a skilled nursing facility or nursing home. It is a hard decision and one that can make you feel guilty for a time, but most Kentucky families overcome these feelings. You...