Eight years after the Hartford Courant published its investigative report, "Deadly Restraint," [1] the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final revised standards regarding ...

It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained. Maybe an aged care resident deemed likely to fall has been bound to his chair using ...

Physical restraints remain a common intervention in intensive and critical care units worldwide, employed to prevent accidental removal of life-support devices, reduce falls, and manage severe ...

St. Joseph Hospital management disputes the claim that it directed workers to apply medical and physical restraints to patients too early and often, a complaint that resulted in a citation against the ...