California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer BlogLoss of muscle strength in elderly adults is an extremely serious problem because it occurs within the entire elderly population. Between the ages of fifty and seventy, adults lose thirty percent of their muscle strength. As they approach the age of seventy, elderly adults experience a loss in muscle strength of 1.5 percent per year. […]
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Study Shows That Understaffing Is Directly Linked to Poor Treatment of Pressure Sores in Los Angeles Nursing Homes and Leads to an Overall Decline in Quality of Life
Pressure sores, also known as decubitus ulcers or bed-sores, are common in elderly adults who are not properly cared for or neglected. They are especially prevalent among those who reside in nursing homes, often as a direct result of neglect by caregivers. Pressure sores can occur when a patient remains in one position without moving, […]
Recent Study on Pressure Ulcers Emphasizes the Necessity of Excellent Incontinence Care, Nutritional Optimization, and a Pressure Relief Plan To Both Avoid and Treat Pressure Sores
Pressure ulcers are debilitating chronic wounds that cause torture and suffering to those inflicted, and in severe cases carry the substantial probability of death. Elderly residents of Alameda County and Bay Area nursing homes with physical and or cognitive impairments- especially those with a higher number of medical problems- face the greatest risk of development […]
Lack of Training in Nursing Home Staff Can Lead to Preventable Emergency Hospitalizations
In every calendar year, roughly 25% of all the patients in a nursing home are transferred to a hospital or emergency room. There have been recent concerns within the healthcare community that transfer rates are higher than what they should be. A recently published study looks at the frequency of hospitalizations in New York nursing […]
