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nursing homes
Four things that you can do to stay safe in a skilled nursing facility
Bedsores, pressure sores or wounds, and decubitus ulcers—whatever you call them, they are a serious medical issue
When patients are discharged from a hospital to a nursing or rehab facility, it is a notorious time for things to fall through the cracks
Some skilled nursing facilities lack adequate staffing to provide quality patient care
Nurses sometimes ignore the standardized tools in place to identify at-risk patients, and to prevent and treat pressure injuries
Manufacturer drug labels warn of the risk of deadly respiratory depression
As of 5/11/17, in Houston alone, 47 facilities had state agency ratings of 13 to 50, on a scale of 100
Thousands of patients fall in hospitals each year and 30-50% of these falls injure patients
Facilities must watch for signs of infections, so doctors can treat them promptly
Texas law allows patients the right to use video to monitor their rooms