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 ...

The staffing of qualified social workers (QSW) was associated with a significant reduction in the use of restraints in nursing homes, particularly in facilities serving residents with cognitive ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

The wheelchair restraint was supposed to protect Adele Stromberg — to keep the fragile nursing home resident from falling. But on the morning of April 20, the 82-year-old Norwich woman slipped down in ...

Minnesotans with disabilities continue to face harsh disciplinary techniques, including life-threatening prone restraints and seclusion, despite promises to end such practices in state-regulated ...

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 ...

The percentage of nursing home patients with restraints fell to 5% in 2007, down more than half from 1999, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Roughly 11% ...

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 emphasis on ...

AT LEAST five Australian nursing home residents have died while strapped or restrained in beds and chairs in recent years, prompting calls for the practice to be banned. A new report into the use of ...

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 ...