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Nursing Home Facilities Phasing Out Alarms for Fall Prevention
Nursing homes across the country are phasing out the long-term practice of using alarms and other prevention methods as a way to prevent falls among residents. Instead they are working to utilize more proactive and attentive care. If your loved one has been injured or died after falling, do not…
Read MoreHigh Cost of Care Continues to Rise in Wisconsin
According to the recent Genworth 2016 Annual Cost of Care Study, the overall cost of long-term care in Wisconsin, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day services and home care, has increased from 2015. The average cost for in-home care in the state can cost as much as $52,624…
Read MoreDodge County Accidents Kill One, Severely Injure Two
Two single-vehicle accidents in Dodge County last week killed one person and seriously injured two others. Both accidents involved the vehicles sliding or driving off the embankment of a curve. On Monday, June 20, a 16-year-old Watertown woman suffered life-threatening injuries after her vehicle crashed into a bridge pillar on…
Read MoreIncrease in Fatal Accidents Tied to Increased Speed Limits
As states throughout the country continue to raise maximum speed limits, the number of fatal car accidents is also increasing. A new study has linked an estimated 33,000 deaths between 1993 and 2013 to increased maximum speed limits. Researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reviewed data from…
Read MoreResident-on-Resident Abuse Not Uncommon
According to a new study, approximately one in five nursing home residents has experienced some form of verbal or physical abuse from another resident. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care conducted surveillance on 10 urban and suburban nursing home facilities in New York for…
Read MoreStudy Finds UTI Prevention Inconsistencies Among Nursing Homes
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of infection affecting nursing home residents in the United States. Despite the high occurrence of UTIs in nursing homes, a new study shows that prevention policies vary greatly between facilities. A high frequency of UTIs could be a sign of potential…
Read MorePKSD Newsletter: Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
In this month’s issue of the PKSD newsletter, our personal injury lawyers address the growing public safety concern surrounding driving while under the influence of marijuana. As more states throughout the country continue to legalize the use of the drug, the number of traffic fatalities involving drivers high on marijuana…
Read More50 Killed in Traffic Accidents in May
According to the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles (WisDOT), 50 people died in traffic accidents on Wisconsin roads in the month of May, making it one of the safest months of May in the last 70 years. WisDOT stated that last month’s numbers tied it for the sixth safest May…
Read MoreStudy Suggests “Younger Seniors” Are More Likely to be Abused
A new study has found that “younger seniors,” ages 60 to 74, experience the worst forms of elder abuse across all elderly age groups. These results challenge previous beliefs that abuse is more common among older seniors, ages 85 and older. No one should have to suffer abuse or neglect…
Read MoreCrash with Stolen Vehicle Kills Two, Injures Five Including Children
A 46-year-old woman and an eight-year-old child were killed and five people, including three children, were injured in a hit and run accident with a stolen SUV on Milwaukee’s west side on Friday, May 27. According to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department, the victims were traveling north…
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