Random safety checks have been introduced at a Logan nursing home after an 86-year-old fell, hit her head and died during her morning sponge bath.

Alice* suffered a massive brain bleed after she fell from her nursing home bed at Blue Care Yurana Aged Care facility at Springwood in 2016.

Alice died after falling from her bed during her morning sponge bath. Credit:Nicolas Walker

Two aged-care staff, who were not nurses, were bathing Alice when she fell from her bariatric bed.

After washing the top of her body, they decided to roll Alice over without the use of a sheet, which was a requirement of her care plan, written by her GP and physiotherapist.