World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th, 2014. Find out more information about how you can participate in this important event.
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527 | Mon Apr 22 10:15:57 EDT 2013 | sharon jennings | me | Winfield, IA | Help--where can i bring up an issue??? I submitted a letter about private rooms last week and while I thought it was received I don't know where to look for it or how to get a response. Thank-you Sharon More.... |
526 | Mon Apr 22 10:15:46 EDT 2013 | Kim Flanigan | LTC Ombudsman | Marietta, OH | |
525 | Mon Apr 22 10:10:59 EDT 2013 | sharon jennings | me | Winfield, IA | I have a mom in a care center. She doesn't need bed rails, but might down the road. I support safe and standard bed rails for nursing homes and feel this issue needs to be addressed to keep seniors safe. More.... |
524 | Mon Apr 22 10:01:42 EDT 2013 | David Sutterfield | Sutterfield Law Offices, P.C. | Effingham, IL | Bed rails are misused and cause horrific injuries, often leading to slow, agonizing deaths of vulnerable disabled adults. |
523 | Mon Apr 22 09:56:35 EDT 2013 | Lynda Pickett | Philadelphia Corporation for Aging | Philadelphia, PA | Would like to prevent any incidents that may cause harm to older adults. |
522 | Mon Apr 22 08:49:52 EDT 2013 | Larry Reeves | Southwestern Commission AAA | Sylva, NC | Ombudsman for long term care |
521 | Sat Apr 20 18:27:05 EDT 2013 | sharon jennings | me | Winfield, IA | There is an issue I would like to bring to the attention of anyone and everyone who will listen and hopefully can do something about this issue. That is the need for private rooms for every nursing home More.... |
520 | Sat Apr 20 18:05:56 EDT 2013 | sharon jennings | me | Winfield, IA | I have a parent in a nursing home. She does not require bed rails, but who knows down the road. Anyway, before I sing this I would like to know more about the statistics, that is what is the per cent More.... |
519 | Thu Apr 18 23:35:24 EDT 2013 | Mary Watson-Bruce | Irvine, CA | I am over 65 years of age and have been professionally active as a gerontologist. This is a vital issue that concerns individuals with acute as well as chronic conditions. | |
518 | Thu Apr 18 21:08:59 EDT 2013 | daniel mullins | haven associates | cortland, NY | |
517 | Thu Apr 18 21:06:04 EDT 2013 | de Jong-Davis de Jong-Davis | Sanctuary for Longevity Project | El Paso, TX | The Universal Declaration of human Rights applies fully and undiminished to the aging and recognizes that quality of life is no less important than longevity… |
516 | Thu Apr 18 20:31:09 EDT 2013 | Anonymous | Orange, CA | Retired from Long Term Care. Know the hazards | |
515 | Thu Apr 18 20:08:36 EDT 2013 | Anonymous | San Jose, CA | Elders are the last completely unprotected class. They often cannot protect themselves. Bed safety rails is such a simple issue, it is shocking that it hasn't already been resolved. But then if the elder's More.... | |
514 | Thu Apr 18 19:53:28 EDT 2013 | Anonymous | Buena Park, Ca, CA | ||
513 | Thu Apr 18 19:21:25 EDT 2013 | Tabatha Bowers | Toronto , ON | In the province of Ontario, full siderails is considered to be a restraint. The degree of injury related to a senior falling over the rails in their attempt to get up, or getting caught in the rails and More.... | |
512 | Thu Apr 18 19:13:22 EDT 2013 | Lori Delagrammatikas | Riverside, CA | It is important to keep the most vulnerable members of our society safe. | |
511 | Thu Apr 18 18:24:45 EDT 2013 | John Bombrys | ABLE | Toledo, OH | As an associate ombudsman for ABLE, we need to do everything possible for the safety and well-being of those who cannot take care of themselves. We need to realize that some day everyone of us may be there More.... |
510 | Thu Apr 18 17:29:02 EDT 2013 | Eileen Bennett | Laurel, MD | I have seen too many injuries occur when someone tries to get over the bedrail. | |
509 | Thu Apr 18 16:13:40 EDT 2013 | Shawna Reeves | Oakland, CA | As an advocate for the rights elders, I wish to see all elders happy and safe. Establishing minimum safety standards for bed rails is a common sense move that will prevent senseless injuries and save More.... | |
508 | Thu Apr 18 12:58:03 EDT 2013 | Margaret Farley | Select... | Lawrence, KS | The safety of elders is at risk. Persons who are injured in this way die a horrible death, which is entirely preventable. It is not an accident if we know that bed rails are so dangerous. |
507 | Thu Apr 18 11:35:00 EDT 2013 | Susan Lundquist | Independence , MO | ||
506 | Thu Apr 18 10:04:18 EDT 2013 | Carly Olsman | Chicago, IL | ||
505 | Thu Apr 18 09:31:36 EDT 2013 | Juanita Brittian | ABLE | Ottawa Lake, MI | Every life is precious--young and old. |
504 | Wed Apr 17 11:16:47 EDT 2013 | Lamar Potts | Our Mother's Voice | Columbia, SC | because I care for the well being of the elderly |
503 | Wed Apr 17 10:30:04 EDT 2013 | Deborah Hamilton | Baltimore City Commission on Aging | Baltimore, MD | As an advocate for long-term care facility residents I have received/investigated reports of residents being injured by the use of bedrails. Bedrails are known to expose residents’ to possible injury and More.... |