New data from Massachusetts’ state mental hospital in Worcester is raising concerns about how long patients are being physically restrained. In an adult care unit in the Department of Mental Health’s ...
The newly reported details of patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion spanned from 2020 through 2023. The deaths happened at hospitals in every state except Alaska, with some individual ...
With some extra support from their managers, staff at long-term care communities can reduce the use of physical restraints on residents without raising the risk for falls, according to a new study.