One of the major issues at many nursing homes around the country is when patients get what are known as catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). These CAUTIs have fallen 54 percent, according to a recent study discussed in an article from Infection Control Today. CAUTIs are a type of infection…
A nursing home in Massachusetts is facing thousands of dollars in federal fines after a state investigation revealed the facility employees violated state law in treating an 83-year-old woman who died after falling from a mechanical lift. Nursing home deaths resulting from falls are far too common. The U.S. Centers for…