Residents Suffers Subdural Hematoma After Fall
Brain Bleed at Farmstead Care of Moorhead. According to a report from the Minnesota Department of Health, the facility neglected the resident when staff failed to implement interventions after the resident had a series of falls. The resident sustained a fall which resulted in a brain bleed requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit.
The MDH Substantiated Neglect Against Farmstead Care of Moorhead
The Minnesota Department of Health determined neglect was substantiated. According to the report, the Minnesota Department of Health determined neglect was substantiated. The facility was responsible for the maltreatment. The facility failed to assess the resident’s risk for falls and implement individualized interventions to prevent falls or reduce the risk of serious injury after falling. The resident had approximately 14 falls in the month prior to the fall that resulted in a brain bleed requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Emergency room physicians considered the possibility that the resident had been assaulted or abused at the facility since the injuries from the fall were so significant and the bruises observed were in various stages of healing.
According to the MDH report, during an interview, during an interview, the resident’s primary care provider indicated staff did not contact her about the resident’s use of a walker or wheelchair but would have told them to allow the resident to use the wheelchair. The primary care provider was not notified of the resident’s fall and hospitalization and only found out after the resident was not at the facility during her regularly scheduled rounds. In conclusion, the Minnesota Department of Health determined neglect was substantiated.
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