California Atty. Gen. Says Nursing Director Controlled Patients with Drugs. Jan. 5, 2010— -- What happened in a bucolic nursing home nestled in the California mountains starting in 2003 shocked ...

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on ...

COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A federal health agency’s in-depth survey of Mount Carmel St. Ann’s found patients were left in restraints without proper checks from nurses and that actual buildings had fire ...

University of Iowa Health Care has agreed to pay $4.2 million to the mother of a 38-year-old Johnson County man who — while ...

The appropriate use of patient restraints in health care settings can keep both patients and hospital staff safe from injury, but they are often overused and abused. It’s important to know what the ...

In the chaotic environment of an emergency room, hospital staffers sometimes face the question of whether to use physical restraints when a patient is experiencing a behavioral crisis. Using ...

The use of physical restraints — including belts, vests, wristbands or other devices to keep nursing home residents seated or in bed — has been cut in half between 2002 and 2008. If you purchase a ...

Although the use of physical restraint was generally uncommon in the emergency department (ED), Black patients were more likely to experience this during patient encounters compared with white ...

University of Iowa Health Care has agreed to pay $4.2 million to Conrad Colombo — specifically through his mother and legal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed ...