Monthly Archives: February 2012
Nursing Homes Must Take Care with Patients Who Need Oxygen
Posted in Reported Accidents & Injuries on February 28, 2012Last week, a New York City nursing home, Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, suffered a malfunction with its oxygen delivery system, affecting 10 elderly patients on ventilators. At least three of them were transferred to hospitals. While the cause of the malfunction is not clear, it’s worth … Read the Rest
Advocates For Nursing Home Residents Urge Action Against House Bill 361
Posted in Featured Articles on February 24, 2012Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform, a group focused on improving care for Kentucky’s 23,000 nursing home residents, has called for action against a bill that would throw up an unnecessary roadblock in lawsuits against facilities where residents have suffered abuse or neglect. The … Read the Rest
Are Some Kentucky Nursing Homes Stuck at the Bottom?
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on February 24, 2012A new study by USA Today looked at the star ratings given to U.S. nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) over the last two years. The study found that while, overall, nursing homes have improved, there are a number of homes that have received a one star rating (the … Read the Rest
Nursing Home Residents Who Visit the ER Are Vulnerable to Infections
Posted in Featured Articles on February 17, 2012A new study shows that nursing home residents who visit the emergency room have three times the risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections as residents who remain in the nursing home. Researchers speculate that they may be picking up pathogens from staff or other patients while they … Read the Rest
Can Pet Therapy Help Lonely Seniors in Nursing Homes?
Posted in General on February 14, 2012Loneliness is a widespread problem in many Kentucky nursing homes. Recent studies show that as many as 60% of all elderly people experience loneliness. Loneliness is often accompanied by depression, which can have adverse effects on seniors’ health; at its extremes, feelings of loneliness can … Read the Rest
Should Residents at Kentucky’s Personal Care Homes be Assessed for Brain Injuries?
Posted in General on February 9, 2012Last August, a tragedy occurred in Pendleton County, Kentucky: Larry Lee, a 32-year-old resident at Falmouth Nursing Home, a personal care home in Falmouth, disappeared. A few weeks later, his body was found near the banks of the Licking River. Lee had had a brain injury since childhood; he also … Read the Rest
We Believe House Bill 361 Would Delay Access For Nursing Home Residents To The Court System
Posted in Featured Articles on February 7, 2012Hughes and Coleman attorney Sheila P. Hiestand, president of the Kentucky Justice Association, wrote the following article for the Advocate about a nursing home bill that is being considered by the state legislature. As the great philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot … Read the Rest
Kentucky Nurse Accused of Stealing Drugs at Burkesville Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on February 1, 2012Jinger Butler, 41, a former nurse at Cumberland Valley Manor Nursing Home in Burkesville, in Cumberland County, was recently indicted on 11 counts of neglect and 11 counts of theft of a controlled substance, according to news reports. Both indictments relate to the same 10 patients under her … Read the Rest
