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What is the Best Way to Prevent Nursing Home Falls?

There are various strategies that nursing homes and other long-term care facilities can use in order to decrease the potential for falls and increase safety. First, if your loved one is at a heightened risk […]

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How Do I Select an Assisted Living Facility for My Parent?

A publication by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Assisted Living, details some basic guidelines for choosing an assisted living facility for your parent. The Division of […]

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Camera Monitoring and Elder Abuse

There has been a recent trend of states passing laws that permit nursing homes to install electronic recording devices in residents’ rooms, if the residents so request. Illinois is the most recent state to enact […]

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DOJ Establishes Regional Elder Justice Task Forces

Here at Boller & Vaughan, we applaud the actions of the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year in establishing ten regional Elder Justice Task Forces across the United States. These task forces will consist […]

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Nursing Home Resident-on-Resident Abuse

Researchers recently published the results of a study suggesting that as many as one in five nursing home residents experience verbal or physical abuse from their roommates or other residents. The study took data from […]

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Nursing Homes See Inconsistencies in UTI Policies

According to a new research study from the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing, a 2014 survey showed that 5.4% of more than 88,000 residents at nearly 1,000 nursing homes nationwide […]

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Combatting Infection in Nursing Homes with Electronic Hand Hygiene

Unfortunately, completely avoidable harms occur on a daily basis in nursing homes, many of which are related to the spread of infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 700,000 individuals […]

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Halloween Safety Tips For College Partying

With Halloween around the corner, you might be mapping out all the bars and parties to go to that weekend. We’ve gathered a few, simple safety tips to help keep you from being injured while […]

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What to Expect When You Meet With Your Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

You are likely to be experiencing a wide variety of emotions following your injuries in a car crash. Your injuries are likely to be causing you pain and serious concern about your health in the […]

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What Should I Do Following a Wisconsin Car Accident?

If you are involved in an accident in which you have sustained injuries, your first step, no matter what, should always be to seek medical help and notify law enforcement authorities to make a police […]

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