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Pressure Sore Prevention
As we age, our skin becomes thin and dry and less elastic. This is one reason that the elderly are at-risk for pressure sores. Health experts say many pressure sores dont have to occur. In fact, caregivers say bedsores are easier to prevent than to treat. When an elderly nursing home resident gets…
Read MorePressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers, Bedsores, et al.
Bedsores, more accurately called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure usually from a bed or wheelchair cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of your body. Without adequate blood flow, the affected tissue dies. There are four stages of a…
Read MoreWisconsin Steps Up Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the formation of the Wisconsin Pressure Ulcer Coalition. The Coalition was created to help reduce pressure ulcers in Wisconsin’s nursing homes and hospitals. If you need help with a Milwaukee personal injury lawsuit contact the trusted team of legal professionals at PKSD today…
Read MoreWhat is an Ombudsman Volunteer?
An ombudsman volunteer is an advocate for the residents of a particular long-term care facility. The volunteers visit residents in these facilities and listen to their concerns and complaints related to health, safety, welfare or rights of residents. Unlike a full-time ombudsman who oversees a large geographic area and multiple…
Read MoreFirst Full Week In October Is Resident Rights Week
The first full week in October marks Residents’ Rights Week. During this time we should honor all residents living in all long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, sub acute units, assisted living, board and care, and retirement communities. Awareness of Resident Rights is critical to providing the dignity, respect and…
Read More“Angel of Death” in Nursing Home Just Over the Border
A Chicago suburban newspaper ran a story on a series of mysterious deaths at a McHenry County nursing home that may not be mysterious at all. An Illinois state investigatory report claims that a nurse at Woodstock Residence in Woodstock, IL may have been overdosing patients that she deemed troublesome…
Read MoreFire Sprinklers in Nursing Homes
On August 13th, regulators issued a rule requiring fire sprinkler systems for the 2,466 nursing home facilities that dont have them fully installed. The new rule would grant nursing homes five years to install the systems. Prior to this rule, nursing home operators only had to install sprinklers when they…
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