Lifting Residents

Government agency steps up efforts to reduce nursing home worker injuries
Government agency steps up efforts to reduce nursing home worker injuries
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 12, 2014

The high rate of nursing home injuries can be lowered through better resident handling practices, according to a new guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Safe resident handling programs reduce employee injuries, costs in LTC facilities
Safe resident handling programs reduce employee injuries, costs in LTC facilities
Jul 29, 2011

Long-term care facilities with safe resident handling training programs have significantly lower rates of caregiver injuries than facilities without such programs, new research finds. Facilities with safe...