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• Elderly Fall Deaths Have Doubled In Recent Years: Study

  June 11, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new study warns that deaths from falls have doubled for the elderly in recent years, yet it is unclear why.

• Nursing Homes Understaffing is a Bigger Problem Than Previously Believed: Report

  July 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report reveals that nursing home staffing levels are frequently over-reported, not taking into account dips in staffing during weekends and other times that may put residents at risk.

• Deaths from Elderly Falls Increased 31% in Recent Years

  May 17, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC study warns that the rate of elderly falls has increased in recent years.

• Nursing Home Falls Could Be Reduced By Fewer Antipsychotics, Better Staffing: Study

  January 24, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates that less reliance on psychoactive drugs and better staffing could help prevent many nursing home falls and fractures.

• Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery Can Increase Risk of Complications, Death: Study

  December 14, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that waiting more than 24-hours to undergo surgery following a hip fracture may increase the risk of complications and death.

• Elderly Fall Risks Better Prevented By Intervention Combo, Than Standard Plans: Study

  November 16, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that a combination of preventative measures can help avoid elderly fall injuries better than bed alarms, rails and the standard prevention tactics used by nursing homes.

• TBI Decreases From Less Auto Accidents Offset By Elderly Fall Head Injuries: CDC

  March 20, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  While deaths due to severe head injuries declined in the last several years, the number of actual injuries increased, driven mainly by fall injuries among the elderly.

• Elderly Hip Fractures Double Risk Of Death: Study

  March 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that elderly hip fractures can double the risk of death in the following years.

• Nursing Home Injury Cover Up Results in $5M Jury Verdict from Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  January 20, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A family has been awarded $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home which allegedly tried to hide that a woman suffered fatal injuries after fleeing the nursing home unnoticed and falling.

• Antidepressant Hip Fracture Risk Seen Among Elderly Individuals: Study

  January 12, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that antidepressants of all types can increase the risk of elderly hip fractures, whether or not they have Alzheimer's disease and regardless of the type of antidepressant.