Despite long standing warnings from the FDA, bed rail entrapment continues to be a real threat to the safety of people in nursing homes, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. After FDA warnings were issued on rail safety, many manufacturers began production of safer designs. Although the warnings have been issued, the FDA has not imposed [...]
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Experts Say Many Long-Living Americans do not need Nursing Home Care
October 31, 2009 – 4:30 pm
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON – The good news is that Americans are living longer. The bad news is that millions are outliving their money; and when they need long term care, they face bleak prospects. According to a new study, the unprepared are either forced to move into a nursing home funded by Medicaid, or to live [...]
Nursing Home Oversight Continues Thanks to Court Order
October 30, 2009 – 2:42 pm
The California Department of Public Health has been ordered to continue issuing quarterly reports on its oversight of nursing homes. A Superior Court judge says the agency must demonstrate it is investigating complaints in a timely manner. In 2006, the court ordered the department to improve its oversight of nursing homes. That was in response [...]
Nurses Open about Problems at Nursing Homes
October 30, 2009 – 2:41 pm
According to the American Nurses Association, most of the 10,000 nurses participating in a recent poll believe the quality of nursing care has declined in the past year. Other poll results are just as alarming. A similar percentage (48.3%) of the nurses polled admit that they would not feel confident in having a person close [...]
By 2020 Nursing Shortage Could Reach 1 Million
October 29, 2009 – 9:47 pm
An aging nursing population, the growing need for nursing services and an insufficient number of facilities to train new nurses are coming together to create a ‘nursing crisis,’ according to a recent study. The congruence of factors will lead to dramatic shortages of nurses throughout the nation. The American Health Care Association estimates that the [...]
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