Evaluating The Nursing Home Case: Accidents, Falls and Elopement
Posted by BSadmin - 05/10/09 at 07:10 pmMore 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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