My Loved One Keeps Falling in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility
My Loved One Keeps Falling in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility
Falls can happen to older adults, but repeated falls in a nursing home or assisted living facility may raise questions about supervision, mobility assistance, fall-risk planning, medication review, and facility response.
If your loved one keeps falling in a nursing home or assisted living facility, it may help to track each fall, the injury, the facility explanation, incident reports, and any changes in the care plan. Prime Attorneys can help connect you with attorneys who may be able to review the situation. Call or contact us for a free consult.
Build a fall timeline
For each fall, write down the date, time if known, location, injury, who found your loved one, what staff said happened, whether medical care was provided, and whether the family was notified. If the details are unclear, write down what is unclear.
Ask whether there was an incident report and whether the care plan changed afterward. If the same explanation keeps appearing without changes in supervision or assistance, that may be useful information to preserve.
Look at the fall-risk plan
Many residents have mobility limits, dementia, medication side effects, vision problems, weakness, or a history of falls. Ask whether the facility identified your loved one as a fall risk and what steps were supposed to reduce that risk.
Possible information includes call-light records, bed alarms, walker or wheelchair use, staff assistance, toileting plans, footwear, room layout, medication changes, and physical therapy notes.
When falls connect to other concerns
Repeated falls may also connect to unexplained bruises or injuries, dehydration, medication problems, or worsening condition. Keep these concerns together rather than treating each incident as completely separate.
How a consultation may help
An attorney may ask about the facility type, fall history, injuries, risk assessments, incident reports, care plans, medication changes, and whether the facility changed anything after earlier falls.
Call or contact us for a free consult.
FAQ
No. Falls can happen for many reasons. Repeated falls, ignored risk factors, poor documentation, or unchanged care plans may raise questions worth reviewing.
Ask about incident reports, fall-risk assessments, care plans, medication records, physical therapy notes, and family notifications.
Photos of bruises, cuts, swelling, or other injuries may be useful if taken respectfully and safely.
Prime Attorneys can help connect families with attorneys who may be able to review recurring fall concerns.
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