The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on ...

The wheelchair restraint was supposed to protect Adele Stromberg — to keep the fragile nursing home resident from falling. But on the morning of April 20, the 82-year-old Norwich woman slipped down in ...

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on ...

WASHINGTON -- The use of physical restraints on nursing-home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing-home industry placed ...

CARY ó Ten N.C. nursing homes, including one in Albemarle, achieved significant success in finding alternatives to restraints after completing a special, six-month initiative to reduce their use of ...

The percentage of nursing home patients with restraints fell to 5% in 2007, down more than half from 1999, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Roughly 11% ...

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed emphasis on ...

Facilities across the country, whether they are ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) designated hospitals, designation hopefuls, or just seeking to improve their quality of care, struggle daily with ...

Nursing homes around the country are under pressure from the Federal government to reduce their use of antipsychotics. This powerful class of prescription drug is meant for mental illnesses such as ...

My dad has dementia and tries to “escape” from the nursing home. He is also a fall risk due to his declining health and poor balance. Until recently, his wheelchair was equipped with what I called an ...

According to a study in the May issue of JAMA nursing homes that used a multicomponent intervention that included staff training and supportive materials for staff, residents and relatives had a lower ...

AT LEAST five Australian nursing home residents have died while strapped or restrained in beds and chairs in recent years, prompting calls for the practice to be banned. A new report into the use of ...