Prescription Medication that Increases Fall Risk in Nursing Home Patients

Falls
Prescription medication can increase an elderly patients fall risk

The Connection Between Prescription Drugs and Falls in Nursing Home Residents A lot of minor injuries can befall an older individual, especially once they migrate to permanent nursing home living. Most families take these mishaps as just a normal part of getting older and give them very little thought. After all, it’s certainly true that...

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Can You Sue an Assisted Living Facility for a Fall?

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Assisted living facilities provide personalized care and assistance and are supposed to ensure the safety and well-being of their residents. However, accidents can and do happen, even in the best circumstances. What if your loved one slips and falls? Can you sue an assisted living facility for a fall? Yes, in some instances, you can...

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What Constitutes a Fall in a Nursing Home?

Elder Abuse
What Constitutes a Fall in a Nursing Home?

Falls involving nursing home residents can result in catastrophic injuries. Accidents can happen in nursing homes anywhere, but some falls might be the result of nursing home neglect or abuse. Family members must understand what constitutes a fall in a nursing home and watch for potential red flags. Nursing home staff members are required to...

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Elderly Fall Statistics in Senior Living Centers

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Falls in senior living centers are on the rise according to statistics

Statistics Involving Falls in Senior Living Facilities Getting older comes with its fair share of mobility problems, and many people assume that falling down is one of them. However, falls are not a guaranteed part of growing old, especially in nursing homes and assisted living centers. In fact, such facilities have a responsibility to prevent...

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$350,000 Nursing Home Hoyer Lift Fall Settlement in Montgomery County

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Willowbrook Court at Brittany Pointe Estates Settlement for Nursing Home Neglect

Recently, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania lawsuit against an allegedly negligent nursing home settled for $350,000. Our Philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney describes the case facts below. Free Nursing Home Neglect Case Consultation: 888-375-9998 Case Facts – A Hoyer Lift Transfer Gone Wrong Results in $350k for Victim’s Family The claim involved an 89 year old...

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Preventing Falls from Bed in a Nursing Home

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Rolling out of a nursing home bed wrongful death

How Can a Nursing Home Stop a Patient from Rolling out of Bed? Nursing homes have a legal duty to implement fall prevention techniques in fall risk residents. So how can a nursing home stop a patient from rolling out of bed? Sadly, nursing home falls from bed are the most common form of falls...

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Terracina Grand Naples Faces Lawsuits and Citations

Deficiencies and Lawsuits
Cases Against Terracina Grand in Naples, FL

Questions about a Florida assisted living negligence claim? Broken bones, falls, infection, resident neglect and wrongful death are inexcusable. Contact our Naples nursing home negligence attorneys today for a free case consultation: 1-888-375-9998. Terracina Grand Senior Living’s Past Legal Issues Terracina Grand is an objectively beautiful, elegantly-furnished assisted living facility with Mediterranean-inspired architecture. The facility,...

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