Beat up by a resident, what to do??

Contact the State ASAP. He has already attacked staff-and gotten away with it-another resident is next. (I say gotten away because I get the impression that he was taunting you??).
State regulation require that residents be safe from physical harm, or even the threat of physical harm.
That is the only way that we got rid of a "hx of violent behavior" resident at a home I worked in. Administration didn't even care when I was sent to the hospital via ambulance for a viscious attack. Employees said he was "flinging her around like a rag doll" (I weighed 103 lbs at the time). Severe sprains, muscle damage, etc... Not one word of "sorry" from administration.
So very sorry this happened to you. Good luck and keep up updated.

That is horrible . You could have been SERIOUSLY hurt ! I feel really bad for you and your friend and I am disgusted your employer is blowing it off.

Sorry to hear about what happened to all of you.

I know the guy is a "patient", but even so, in cases like these, aren't the police ever called? It seems like that would at least force the administration to do something about the situation if nothing else. If someone did that to you anywhere else, you would certainly call the police.

Yikes. I would contact an "Employment Law" attorney, OSHA and my state nursing board. You want your employer to be liable for any potential injuries you could now have. Additionally, you deserve to work in a SAFE workplace. Make a copy of that incident report for your own personal records, and perhaps call the police & do a police report. You need documentation for any future legal purposes. Protect yourself.

this situation is despicable.

agree with keeping a copy of the incident report;
your employer is LEGALLY RESPONSIBLIE for any medical expenses incurred so keep all receipts (and copies of receipts).
contact the state ombudsman which should be publicly posted in the facility and they will guide you accordingly.

if the injury you sustained is prohibiting you from performing your job, then go out on worker's comp and explore your options.

much luck to you.

leslie

Aren't there secure psych wards with geri units? Wouldn't that be the place for a violent patient? Surely there is some recourse for safety!

Wow! Im not sure what the right answer is to this one. HIPAA probably prohibits the nurses from sharing his complete med hx with you. This man is definatly a threat to others. We have had a few residents like this.. they are 90lbs wet, but as strong and dangerous as an ox. Only after beating up a few nurses and CNAs and eventually a social worker was he 302'd. Yes these people have dementia and for the most part don't know what they are doing, but hurting you and the other CNA like that is no excuse. Our CNAs aren't really aloud to refuse to care for residents, but in cases like this...it is definatly acceptable! Call the state or even aske the police.....Look at his care plan...(I know you probably don't have access to it) and see what is care planned for aggressive behavior. (The inspectors are very intersted in care plans). Does your facility have a behavior management program? They should. Drugs probably aren't the answer for this man!
BTW...why not get a lamp for the other man..might help?

Yikes, and I thought some our aggressive residents were bad! The administration of your facility should seriously look at sending this resident to an in-patient Geri-psych unit. The facility will wish they had been more aggressive with doing something if he hurts another resident. Calling the police is not going to do any good, since he is a nursing home resident with dementia. Good Luck! ~Robin

It's bad news anytime a resident is combative with the staff and someone ends up getting hurt. As charge nurse, I've told my staff that if this should happen, to notify the nurse immediately. Last time, I had a CNA struck twice in the face with a closed fist by a resident who is a/o x 3. I called the local police and had a report filed. An I&A was done, and the CNA was sent to the emergency room to be checked out. Of course the resident wasn't arrested, but the report went into his file/chart. And the incident was thoroughly charted in his chart. Without the proper documentation, it's very hard to do anything about abusive residents in the nursing home. And if it's a trend, you can't do anything unless you've got the charting to back you up. Our facility does not mandate that the cna continue to work with a resident if they have had a combative issue with them - we transfer them to another area of the facility if they wish. However, once some of these residents "get their bluff" in on a staff member, that's it. I once had a little bitty lady smack me square across the face, but I was right back passing her meds the next morning. She couldn't believe I even came back into her room. (many residents in nursing homes are alert and oriented x 3.) There's a big difference in being struck by someone with dementia who doesn't know what they're doing and being struck by someone who INTENDS to strike you. And would strike you again, given half a chance.