Managing difficult behavior in nursing homes: assessment and interventions
A hot-button issue for nursing home administrators and admissions personnel seems to be “behavior disturbances.” Family members may be encouraged to make alternate arrangements because the facility maintains that it cannot manage the person and the person is “creating a danger for the staff and other residents. ” In advocating for your loved one, there are tools...
Court upholds Revocation of CNA Certification for tying nursing home resident’s wheelchair to handrail
A Certified Nurses’ Aide who worked in a New Jersey nursing home has lost her Certification for tying a resident’s wheelchair to the hallway handrail, causing agitation, distress and confinement of the resident. The act was found to constitute abuse & neglect, and this finding has been placed next to her name on the New Jersey Nurse Aide Registry.
An administrative hearing was...