Under the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Law, nursing home residents are guaranteed certain rights.  The law states that nursing home residents are guaranteed the right to be free from physical or chemical restraints imposed for the purposes of discipline or…

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…