How to Avoid Injury From Mechanical Patient Lifts Nursing Homes have a legal duty to ensure that all the patient lifts also known as Hoyer Lifts and other medical equipment, including the staff training, is up to the standards. It
Head Injuries From Nursing Home Falls
Head Injuries Including Traumatic Brain Injuries TBI are Usually Preventable and Can Lead to Permanent Paralysis and Death. Many of the Injuries are the Result of Falls or Injuries During Transfer.
Minnesota Nursing Home Neglect Fractures
Nursing Home Neglect Fractures Injuries such as nursing home neglect fractures are one of the most common types of elder neglect. Falls from patient lift injuries, wheelchairs, in the shower and bathroom or falling from bed are examples of preventable neglect in
Faribault Senior Living Faribault – MDH Substantiated Neglect
In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health a client from Faribault Senior Living (client #1) was neglected when facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision that resulted in another client (client #2) pushing client #1 resulting in a
Goldpine Home Cited with Neglect after Head Injury from Fall from Mechanical Lift
MDH Cites Goldpine Home after Client Suffers Fatal Fall Injuries In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health it is alleged that a client at Goldpine Home in Bemidji, Minnesota was neglected when facility staff failed to use mechanical
Nursing Home Injuries
Minnesota Nursing Home Injuries There are many ways that residents suffer nursing home injuries, many are falls, being dropped from lifts or injured in transfer, falls from the toilet or in the shower, fall from bed or out of a
Assisted Living Falls
Minnesota Assisted Living Falls Injuries due to falls in nursing home and assisted living falls are common some due to obvious neglect other the cause is not as clear. The underlying cause of many accidents is a delay in response
Memory Care Falls
Memory Care Falls Result in Part Due to Lack of Training Falls in memory care and other elder care facilities are common occurrences. The resident’s usually have Alzheimer’s or dementia and are prone to confusion and many are able to
Minnesota Assisted Living Falls Lawyer
Minnesota Assisted Living Falls Lawyer There are many types of fall injuries I have seen as a nursing home and assisted living falls lawyer. Falls can happen when the resident is not given care they need with transfer and toileting or
Falls From Bed in Nursing Homes
Falls From Bed There are many injuries which happen in areas you would think you are safe such as in bed. It is not uncommon for vulnerable adults such as nursing home residents to have falls from bed from rolling