Other Warning Signs

• Injuries requiring emergency treatment or hospitalization
• Any incident involving broken bones, especially a fractured hip
• Any injury or death occurring during or shortly after an episode of wandering (including outside the facility) when the staff is not aware that the resident is missing for some period of time
• Heavy medication or sedation
• Rapid weight loss or weight gain without physician or family notification and a change in treatment being provided
• Unexplained or unexpected death of the resident
• One nursing home resident injures another resident
• Resident is frequently ill, and the illnesses are not promptly reported to the physician and family