Nursing Home Abuse Infographic

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Nursing Home Abuse Infographic Content Summary

The population of people over 65 went from 35,919,174 in 2003 to 43,145,356 in 2012. However, there were 15652 Nursing Homes in 2012.  A decrease from 16380 in 2003. http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/CertificationandComplianc/downloads/nursinghomedatacompendium_508.pdf In 2012, 35% of nursing home residents complained of “Pain within the Past 5 days”. Delete from text 16.6% reported a fall since they were admitted or since the most recent assessment. http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/CertificationandComplianc/downloads/nursinghomedatacompendium_508.pdf Other Signs of Abuse or Neglect:

•     Physical injury from falls
•     Malnutrition or dehydration
•     Bed sores, pressure ulcers
•     Gangrene
•     Aspiration pneumonia
•     Over-sedation
•     Poor medical care
•     Medication mistakes
•     Lack of supervision
•     Property theft
•     Abandonment
•     Ineffective equipment
•     Sexual assault
•     Coercion
•     Physical or mental abuse
•     Poor Hygiene
•     Bruises
•     Fractures
•     Urinary Tract Infections
•     Sepsis
•     Wrongful death

Bed sores are among the most serious medical conditions that occur at nursing homes, and the rate of pressure ulcers in nursing home patients is often a quality-care indicator.  Indeed, many nursing homes residents across the country may suffer from elder neglect, as anywhere between 2 percent and 28 percent of nursing home residents currently suffer from bed sores.

•     Stage 1: a persistent redness in the skin;
•     Stage 2: loss of partial thickness of the skin, which can look like an abrasion, a blister, or a shallow crater;
•     Stage 3: loss of full thickness of the skin, which usually looks like a deep crater; and
•     Stage 4: loss of full thickness of the skin such that muscles or bones are exposed.

How often are nursing home residents diagnosed with a bed sore?  Based on data collected by the CDC, more than 10 percent of nursing home residents have suffered from a pressure ulcer.  Of those patients, about half of those diagnosed had Stage 2 bed sores.  Some other significant facts and figures include: Age is a factor: nursing home residents who were aged 64 years and younger actually were more likely than older residents to be diagnosed with bed sores. Time in nursing home matters: residents who were at a nursing home for one year or less were more likely than long-term residents to be diagnosed with a pressure ulcer. Weight loss may be a sign: about 20 percent of nursing home residents with recent weight loss also had a bed sore More than one-third of all nursing home residents with bed sores rated as “Stage 2” or higher required “special wound care services.” Source: https://injurylawyer.com/abuse/nursing-home-abuse-lawyer/ Resources: Checklist for assessing Nursing Homes: http://medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/checklist.pdf