Nursing Negligence

My step-father is going into a nursing home soon. He is pretty much confined to a wheel-chair due to neuropathy and adverse affects from chemotherapy. He can feed himself, dress himself, basic care things, but he needs help getting from bed to wheel-chair, from wheel-chair to use the bathroom and needs help showering. So would this be considered skilled care, or sheltered care?
Hi Reggie Sweetie =) hope you and hubby had a good Valentines!

Here in the U.S., in nursing homes there are different levels of care depending on the person’s needs. I’m just trying to double check on this because he’s going to another place (which is long-term) in a few weeks. The new place is so incredibly nice, and the staff are very kind and attentive. I talked to six of the residents and they all said they liked it there, and we have heard lots of good things from people who have their loved ones there. But still this is a hard decision and I am trying to ease up on crying about it all the time. If he went home, he would be confimed and plus my dear Mom’s nerves would cause her to be irritable with him like usual, which is miserable for everyone. At this new place, there are lots of male patients that will be his buddies in no time, and they keep them very busy. It’s just 15 minutes from our house, and we can go a couple times a week to see him. XXOO

i need help.. does anyone know a site where i can find articles about negligence by nurses? i really really need it.. or does anyone know a magazine or journal about negligence by nurses? please.. i really need it.. thanks…

I had a C-section in August, and my doctor, knowing my son was a large baby, decided to make me wait 40 weeks.
I explained to him I was sure that I had had a menstrual period while pregnant but he did nothing about it.
He, while delivering, made a quick cut that is a 45 degree angle down towards my left hip and I have serious pain that will not go away.
His office played it off as nothing to be concerned about, but it affects daily life completely.
I cannot life my toddler, to hold, to put in the car or shopping cart. I can’t sit for long periods of time, it hurts to strain, have a bowel movement and have intercourse.
I’m so disgusted and I went to another OB for a second opinion and he, convinced of nerve damage, sent me to a general surgeon, who in turn ruled our herniation or adhesion.
I did a standing sonogram and it came back negative for hernia as well and the neurologist I saw is saying I can do one of three things; 1. take steroid injections which mask the pain but I could make things worse because I can’t feel the limitations anymore; 2. Sever the nerve which would leave a “dead spot” which they can’t control the size but it could be the whole left side of my groin or 3. be in constant pain indefinitely.
My OB never saw me once with either pregnancies until in the OR, and I have several special circumstances, like a history of broken pelvis and back, and he still never personally met with me. His mid-wife did the entire time but she wasn’t present for delivery either time. Also, when I explained that my specialist said my son was four weeks too big and I was in horrible discomfort, he refused to listen to me about having one period with both my kids and now I’m dealing with this pain.
Is this medical negligence or malpractice?
He knew the baby was very large, he knew about my medical history and yet he did nothing to prepare either me or my child to avoid any possible complications.
This man didn’t even finish my section, he pulled out my son, which was awful in itself, they pressed down on me very hard, several times to where I couldn’t breathe. Once my son was out he handed the baby to the nurses, not saying anything to me, left and let two junior residents finish me without my consent or his supervision.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion and special and instead I was treated like I didn’t matter and it was a total “fast food” experience.
What can I do???

My mother was just placed into a local nursing home after many years of my wife and I taking care of her around the clock had taken its toll on both us, and my mother. When admitted, I informed the staff (and social worker there) that my mother had had a craniotomy back in the 1980’s due to a severe infection, and because of it..had several “holes” in her skull where bone had to be removed (caused by the infection eating away at it…lots more details to that but its neither here nor there.) These “holes” meant (I told them) that she could NOT receive hair washing more than 2-3 times a week and she could NOT have her hair dyed in any way, shape or form because of the risk of the chemicals/dyes seeping into her scalp and into her brain. This has always been backed up by both my mother’s general doctor and her neurologist (they did not want her exposed to chemicals on her head.)

The problem at hand: My mother has dementia. I went to visit her this afternoon and when I walked into the room, I was absolutely SHOCKED to see that her white hair had been dyed jet black, and cut short. She said “oh, I asked them to do this for me when I went for my haircut. Do you like it??” I, of course, freaked out. I know that the nursing home has it on file that my mother is not to have her hair dyed..so why was this allowed to happen? I marked right into the director’s office and explained that the dye could very well cause permanent damage to my mother’s already failing cognitive skills. The director said that they would not be responsible for this.

Do I have a legal leg to stand on here? I’m terrified that something terrible, possible irreversible, has happened because of the dye. Who do I speak to about this? I think this is gross negligence on their part. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I apologize for the lengthy typing.
The haircut and dying was performed by the in-house beautician…on the main floor of the nursing home. I am not looking for money here. But if the dye does prove to have caused damage I want the nursing home held responsible for her medical bills that arise from it.

…Please direct me to a site where I can find some of these issues reported within this year… Thanks! ^_^

A friend went to the ER with excruciating pain and was found to have a perforated bowel. He lay in agony for 6 hours *after* diagnosis before he was taken into surgery, being given very little pain medication because the nurses did not know when he would be going into surgery.

This was Wed. night. He was released Sat. morning.

1. He was not given any physical examination by a doctor after the surgery.

2. He was released before he had eaten any solid food or had a bowel movement, but was told he could eat a normal diet.

3. He was never told what had caused the problem.

4. He had a fever of 99.5 when he was released.

He believes this is due to his not having medical insurance.
He also thinks this may have something to do with the hosp. rushing him out because they realized he had been there 1 mo. earlier w/ stomach pain and they did not catch any early warning signs.

Might he have a case?
99.5 is obviously nothing to get excited about for a normal situation but in this case it could be a sign of an infection beginning.
Yeah, it really sucks he didn’t get the pain meds. Apparently the surgeon wanted him ready at any time to go into surgery, and b/c too much pain meds would conflict with anesthesia, they didn’t want to give him too much and delay the operation when they came to get him. Unfortunately surgery ended up doing someone else first, and didn’t bother updating the nurses as to the estimated time until they’d be ready for him. This is a guy who has AMAZING pain tolerance, and he was SCREAMING. He sweated so much he had chunks of salt in his hair.
Oh, also to his knowledge he did not pass gas before leaving.

I was just wandering because I have to do it before I start working at a nursing home. What kind of things are on there? Is it hard or easy?

My Grandmother is in a nursing home and we are upset about some things. Is lifting her by her clothing (grabbing the waste of the pants and pulling up) ever an OK practice? Is there a standard guide or resource that I can reference?
My grandmother had a stroke and cannot walk. I’m fairly certain she’s not able to fully stand yet either. When the cna or physical therapist is moving her from chair to bed, i would think that there would be a certain technique to lifting her, not necessarily using a hoist/lifter, etc. Just a technique. However, i am fairly certain that using her pants to lift her is highly inappropriate. Any authoritative opinions out there?