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Can my family member have the side rails up during their stay in the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

April 26, 2017center family nursing rails rehabilitation skilled stay

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Can my family member have the side rails up during their stay in the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

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State and Federal regulations discourage the use of side rails as they can be dangerous. Deaths have been attributed to side rail use and patients have been known to climb over the side rail in an attempt to get up resulting in falls and fractures.