Elopements

Read: Responding to Elderly Patient Elopement and Wandering: Part 2

Responding to Elderly Patient Elopement and Wandering: Part 2

Security technology and proper planning can help mitigate the risk of patient wandering and elopement, as well as aid your healthcare facility’s response to a patient escape.

Read: Nursing Home Fined for Not Preventing Patient from Jumping Out of Window

Nursing Home Fined for Not Preventing Patient from Jumping Out of Window

The June 1 incident happened after the man threatened to climb out of a second-story window of the Iroquois Nursing Home.

Read: How a Dementia Rehab Facility Manages Patient Security, Safety with IoT

How a Dementia Rehab Facility Manages Patient Security, Safety with IoT

A memory care facility is leveraging Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi connectivity to address patient safety and asset management.

Read: What Campuses Need to Know About Panic Hardware

What Campuses Need to Know About Panic Hardware

Navigating the codes surrounding the use of panic hardware can be a challenge for healthcare facilities, schools and colleges. Here is when it is required, as well as your available options.

Read: Hospital Patient Steals Police Cruiser, Collides with 3 Other Vehicles

Hospital Patient Steals Police Cruiser, Collides with 3 Other Vehicles

The suspect has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and fleeing police

Read: Top 4 Safety and Security Concerns of Assisted Care Facilities

Top 4 Safety and Security Concerns of Assisted Care Facilities

IAHSS issued new guidance for handling violence in assisted care facilities after surveying security directors about their top safety concerns.

Read: OWAL Helps Westchester Center Improve Safety, Efficiencies

OWAL Helps Westchester Center Improve Safety, Efficiencies

Facial recognition technology has allowed the Westchester Center for Independent & Assisted Living to protect against patient elopement and better manage schedules.

Read: Hospital Security Officers Charged in Patient’s Death

Hospital Security Officers Charged in Patient’s Death

The elderly patient died two days after an altercation with the officers.

Read: Questions Linger After Prisoner’s Escape From Hospital

Questions Linger After Prisoner’s Escape From Hospital

A man’s escape from a hospital and eventual capture prompted some residents and lawmakers to question hospital security.

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