Our Industry
Effective training in safety and risk management skills for elder care staff is more critical than ever. Insurance premiums are rising. According to a U.S. House of Representatives report, nursing homes in the Chicago area have seen insurance premiums nearly double in two years. In Florida, facilities spend as much as $7000 per bed annually in liability premiums. Today, every long-term care administrator is concerned with identifying and managing potential risks. Effective risk management focuses on improved quality of care. Quality care issues such as pressure ulcers, restraints, falls and medication errors directly impact a facility’s risk of liability.
According to a 1999 insurance industry study of long term care liability, 70% of general liability claims are related to falls. The most common professional liability claims are related to negligence (39%), falls (37%), and abuse (10%).
Compliance and effective training are the first steps toward managing quality of care. Fox Learning Systems provides interactive training designed to improve the quality of resident care. Through our LMS site, your administrators can quickly and efficiently manage, track, and audit your staff's training progress.
Are you at risk?
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 82% of settlements collected under the False Claims Act were from health care providers. The False Claims Act allows individuals, classes and the government to file suit against businesses that do not satisfy the claims made about their product or service.
Litigation can be brought against a nursing facility that provides a poor quality of care. Litigants argue that billing for inadequate services represents a false claim. Since 1986, $6 billion have been collected in False Claims Act lawsuits. Documentation of compliance with staff training requirements can reduce this risk for your facility.
Since 1986, $6 billion have been collected in False Claims Act lawsuits.
To Manage your Risks
Staff and Visitor Falls
Employee Safety Series
Module 04: Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls
Negligence
Solutions for Long Term Care
Module 08: Medication
Module 12: Skin Care
Module 14: Pain Management
Falls
Solutions for Long Term Care
Module 09: Restraint Reduction and Falls
Abuse
Solutions for Long Term Care
Module 09: Elder Abuse and Resident Rights
Module 06: Behavioral Management of Agitation and Aggression
Employee Safety Series
Module 05: Safely Caring for Agitated and Aggressive Residents