We live in an age where people are living longer than ever. More importantly the very sick or the very old often outlive those who are seemingly younger and healthier. Often times we have no good alternatives for our loved ones and so we turn to and rely on nursing homes to do the job of caring for our sick and our old.
Patients at well run facilities will be subjected to appropriate elopement precautions as a part of their care plan. Such care plans often include electronic monitoring wherein the staff is alerted via alarm when a patient leaves the threshold of the facility entrance. In order for this method to be effective requires facilities to appropriately identify true elopement risks before they escape along with vigilant adherence to protocol once an alarm is activated. If there is no one at the nurse's station when the alarm is activated then the resident attempting to exit the facility will do so without constraint. Federal regulations mandate that all nursing homes be properly equipped and staffed so that the risk of elopement is mitigated.
The Kosner Firm, Chtd. concentrates on all issues surrounding nursing home abuse and neglect and has been representing families and victims of nursing home abuse and neglect since 1998.
Michael Kosner, President
