When nursing home residents are not properly supervised, falls can happen quickly, often resulting in grim outcomes. Falls are one of the most common occurrences in nursing homes. Even in what might appear to be a minor fall, frail nursing…
Bed Sheet Used to Improperly Restrain Detroit Nursing Home Resident
A nurse at St. Francis Nursing Center in Detroit ordered a nurse assistant to tie a highly agitated and confused resident to his chair with a bed sheet. An immediate jeopardy violation was issued to the facility for violating the…
Unsupervised Nursing Home Resident Wandered Off Property of Hilltop Manor Health Care Center
Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…
Michigan Nursing Home Resident Found in Immediate Jeopoardy of Choking
Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…
Elderly Man Suffers Fireplace Burns After Home Care Aide Falls Asleep on Duty
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie has filed suit against ResCare Homecare Service and a home care aide who negligently fell asleep on the job when she should have been caring for an elderly Ingham County gentleman. While she slept, Mr….
Unattended Woman Breaks Hip in a Fall, Dies of Complications
On September 12, 2010, Ms. G, a resident of the Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility in Corunna, Michigan, was attending church services in the dining room with no caregiver to supervise her. She got up from her wheelchair and tried…
Confused Woman Breaks Ankle after Escaping Through Unlocked Window in Nursing Home
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie has filed suit against Bortz of Rose City on behalf of an elderly woman for negligently allowing her to elope from the dementia unit through an unsecured bedroom window, breaking her ankle. Ms. F was…
Trip Over Wheelchair Foot Pedals Causes Fatal Head Injury at Tendercare of Portage, MI
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace, and MacKenzie has filed suit on behalf of an elderly woman who tripped over her foot pedals and fell backwards, hitting her head. She died the next day as a result of complications from the head injury. …
Fall Results in Death at Regency Healthcare Centre in Taylor, MI
A resident of Regency Healthcare Centre in Taylor fell and suffered a fractured leg. When theresident was found on the floor of her room, her alarm had been turned off and her bedside mat pressed against a table. This fall broke her femur…
Inadequate Supervision Leads to Death at Portage Point Nursing Home, Hancock, MI
A resident of Portage Point Nursing home suffered a fall that led to her death due to inadequate supervision during a transfer. The resident was severely impaired on a mental and physical level and required extensive assistance for transfers and general stability.