Safety - February 2018

Compliance 101: Mitigating ligature risks in behavioral health patient care environments

For the last 12 to 18 months, The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have increased inspection surveys for ligature and other self-harm risks in behavioral health patient care areas

2/22/2018



Are fire safety and sustainability at odds?

It’s usually possible to work toward both goals simultaneously

2/21/2018



Colorado nursing home cited for residents' violence

Residents grabbed, kicked, bit and punched staff members

2/14/2018



How to prepare your facility for a nuclear attack

Current events have brought preparations for a nuclear disaster to the forefront

2/9/2018



Woman missing from Ohio nursing home for 8 hours found dead from cold

Door alarm designed to prevent wandering did not work

2/6/2018



Defective wiring suspected in South Korea hospital fire

Fire killed dozens and injured more than 150

2/2/2018



 
 
 


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