The daughter of a 76-year-old nursing home resident, who is paralyzed on the left side of his body, is speaking out about the neglect she has witnessed at the facility.  The woman said she is concerned with the attitudes of the employees who she witnessed ignoring her father and the other residents. The man’s told his daughter that recently he wanted assistance to rinse his mouth but the nursing staff told him to do it himself. They did not provide him with assistance or the use of a cup in…

A woman is suing a hospital after she claims a bed sore (also known as pressure sore, pressure ulcer, decubitus sore, and decubitus ulcer) she developed while admitted caused her to lose much of the use of her right arm. The woman, who was admitted to the hospital on March 8, 2010 with complaints of respiratory distress, was placed in bilateral restraints for about 11 days, according to the complaint. During her hospitalization, she complained to staff that she felt she was experiencing skin bre…

An elderly nursing home resident who went missing Saturday was found early Sunday, inside a locked closet at the facility. The 77-year-old man went missing after a 4:30 a.m. bed check.

The family of an elderly woman who died after fracturing her skull while in the hospital is demanding answers. The 82-year-old grandmother cracked open her skull after falling out of bed. Her family is now saying she was neglected.

Federal regulators announced a multiyear initiative this week to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on nursing home residents. According to the Boston Globe, nearly 40 percent of residents with dementia were receiving the powerful sedatives though they did not have a condition that would warrant it. The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said hopes to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing home residents by 15 percent by the end of 201.  Treatin…

The State Board of Nursing for one state recently reprimanded a former diabetes nurse educator after she potentially exposed more than 2,000 patients to hepatitis or HIV. The board also fined the nurse $450 and required that she take classes on medical errors, infection control and exposure to blood-borne pathogens. The nurse mistakenly reused insulin demonstration pens and finger stick devices, on multiple individuals, possibly exposing 2,345 patients to hepatitis B or C, or HIV, from 2006 to A…