Gait belts are used in nursing homes as a way to transfer, walk, lift and bathe residents who are not able to support themselves. Employees of a nursing home are expected to keep a gait belt with them and to use the…
Taxpayers Pick Up the Check for Fall Related Injuries
A recent article by Nary W. Carter and Frank Porell in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society estimates that every year 6.4 million people over the age of 65 suffer injuries requiring medical attention. Medicare spends 8 billion dollars per…
Taxpayers Pick Up the Check for Fall Related Injuries
A recent article by Nary W. Carter and Frank Porell in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society estimates that every year, 6.4 million people over the age of 65 suffer injuries requiring medical attention. Medicare spends 8 billion dollars per…