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Title: ILLINOIS NURSING HOME INJURY EXPERIENCE
Type: Text Slide with Data Table
Content: Hazardous Work: Average nursing home injury and illness rate was
14.2 per 100 full time employees*
| Cause of Injury |
Percent of ILLINOIS
Workers' Comp Claims |
Average Claim |
| Resident Transfer (i.e., back, shoulder, other
musculoskeletal) |
36% |
$3,984 per claim |
| Contract with/struck by object (i.e., cuts and abrasions) |
23% |
$1,668 per claim |
| Slip/Trip/Fall (e.g., knee and limbs from falls) |
19% |
$6,440 per claim |
| Lift/Push (e.g., soft tissue in nature from housekeeping,
maintenance, laundry) |
11% |
$4,414 per claim |
| Aggression (e.g., bites and abrasions - note some occur
during transfer) |
8% |
$4,328 per claim |
| Repetitive Motion (typically clerical) |
3% |
$5,936 per claim |
* Injury data for the first six months of 2003 provided by Life Services
Network Association, a provider of Workers' Compensation insurance for the
non-profit long-term care members of its network
Speaker Notes:
As of 2003 here are the average costs of comp claims for nursing homes
provided by an insurance carrier that works primarily with nursing homes.
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