Nursing Home Law Center » Elopement http://www.mainenursinghome.com Devoted to justice for elders and families who have been victims of negligence, neglect or abuse in a nursing home, assisted living, hospice, group home or other facility. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:02:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Evaluating The Nursing Home Case: Accidents, Falls and Elopement http://www.mainenursinghome.com/elopement/evaluating-the-nursing-home-case-accidents-falls-and-elopement/ http://www.mainenursinghome.com/elopement/evaluating-the-nursing-home-case-accidents-falls-and-elopement/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:37 +0000 BSadmin http://www.mainenursinghome.com/?p=122 More so than any other segment of the population, older adults who reside in nursing homes or other institutional care facilities often are at risk of suffering “accidental” injuries.  The term “accident” is defined by the federal regulations as “any expected or unintentional incident, which may result in injury or illness to a resident.”   With respect to accident prevention, the federal regulations provide “the facility must ensure that the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as possible; and each resident receives adequate supervision and assistance device to prevent accidents.”

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