How Does a Special Diet Keep Patients from Choking in a Nursing Home?

Choking Deaths in Nursing Home Patients
Special diets like pureed foods and mechanical soft diets reduce the risk of choking in a nursing home.

Nursing Home Choking Risk Dietary Restrictions and Feeding Assistance Save Lives Choking is a serious concern for many individuals, particularly for patients in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. For these individuals, choking risk can be due to various factors, including age-related changes, underlying medical conditions, and physical and cognitive disabilities. Therefore, healthcare professionals need...

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Rehab Center Choking Death Results in $800k Settlement

Choking Deaths in Nursing Home Patients
Choking Death Lawsuit Settlement Against a Rehab Center

Choking Death in a Rehabilitation Nursing Center Results in $800,000 Recovery Facts Leading Up to the Rehab Choking Death Edward S (named changed for privacy reasons) was a 72 year-year-old man diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Edward’s primary doctor recommended “Rehabilitation Center” (name changed) for Edward to adjust to the tremors and muscle stiffness associated with...

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Police Investigate Nursing Home Choking Death of WWII Veteran

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Assisted Living Facility Choking Deaths require justice. Senior Justice Law Firm sues assisted living facilities.

Police Investigate Whether this Nursing Home Choking Death was Preventable Tragically, on September 25, 2015, Walter Jarnot died as a result of choking on food while a resident at Glacier Hills nursing home in Michigan. Ann Arbor police have recently decided to reopen the wrongful death choking investigation into Mr. Jarnot’s death at the nursing...

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