One of the most common type of preventable injury to residents of nursing homes and other elder care facilities is pressure ulcers which I have blogged on in the past. One of the ways to ensure proper healing once a wound has appeared is to clean the pressure ulcer and to change the dressing frequently. I came across these YouTube video showing the correct way to change a pressure ulcer or other wound dressing:

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This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota, please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact attorney Kenneth LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.

I was researching injuries during transfer and I came across these interesting training videos created for in service training of nursing home staff. Many preventable injuries occur from improper transfer of nursing home residents. Usually due to understaffing, lack of training or inadequate equipment. Falls are one of the leading causes of death of the elderly and every effort should be made to avoid falling. Falls also lead to other conditions such as bed sores from inactivity and in some cases pneumonia.

Transfer with Hoyer Lift from Bed to Chair:

From Chair to Toilet:

This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota , please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact attorney Kenneth LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.

I recently saw an excellent video on perineal washing and care in hospitals and nursing homes for both men and women.

I know from my own experience as an attorney that handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases, that many types of abuse and neglect, including falls can be greatly reduced by regular assessments and notice to a physician and family with any change in condition and through the use of additional safety interventions. The most common forms of neglect besides falls include, failure to provide proper nutrition and hydration, urinary tract infections, infectious disease, medication errors, failure to assist and supervise and others which also may lead to the increased risk of an elderly person sustaining serious injury or death from falls.

The importance of this basic care cannot be over stated. Without proper care a person is not only uncomfortable and at risk for urinary and other infections. Improper care can also lead to serious life threatening pressure ulcer, usually on the coccyx buttocks region.

The attached videos give advice on how to provide proper perineal care for men and women.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB8xnKVmG4I

This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact Attorney Kenneth L. LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.

I saw an excellent video today on preventing medication errors in nursing homes. 

I know from my own experience as an attorney that handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases, that many types of abuse and neglect, including falls can be greatly reduced by regular assessments and notice to a physician and family with any change in condition and through the use of additional safety interventions.  The most common forms of neglect besides falls include, failure to provide proper nutrition and hydration, urinary tract infections, infectious disease, medication errors, failure to assist and supervise and others which also may lead to the increased risk of an elderly person sustaining serious injury or death from falls.

Recommend Check Chart, check for alergies, look up drug and review adverse indications effects and dosage information administration.

Check LABLE THREE times;

When Obtaining DRUG

When Opening DRUG

When Administrating DRUG

Check Date of Expiration and NEVER administer an outdated drug.

Double check dosage calculations with others nurses and pharmacist, especially for drugs such as heparin.

Don’t crush or break time release capsules

Monitor for adverse reactions.

Make sure you document the medication properly on the Medication Administration Record (MAR)

The attached videos give advice on how to avoid injuries from medication errors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDqm6Vsq48

This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member.  To contact Attorney Kenneth L. LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.

I saw an excellent video today on preventing falls in nursing homes.

I know from my own experience as an attorney that handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases, that many types of abuse and neglect, including falls can be greatly reduced by regular assessments and notice to a physician and family with any change in condition and through the use of additional safety interventions. The most common forms of neglect besides falls include, failure to provide proper nutrition and hydration, urinary tract infections, infectious disease, medication errors, failure to assist and supervise and others which also may lead to the increased risk of an elderly person sustaining serious injury or death from falls. Often if the fall does not cause the death directly it will lead to death from complications such as pressure ulcers / septic infections and pneumonia.

According to the attached article one in three adults over age 65 fall each year with 20-30% causing moderate to severe injury

The attached videos give advice on how to avoid injuries:

This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact Attorney Kenneth L. LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.