Here is a story about a nursing home social worker who claims to have been fired for telling the truth about problems with a nursing home and for cooperating with investigators. If this is true, it's illegal - AND ACTIONABLE.
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Here is an article outlining yet another example as to how poor hiring, training and supervision allow abuse to occur in nursing homes. In this case, a Golden Living employee actually punched a nursing home resident in the face. Thankfully, she is being prosecuted.
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Today, Medicare officially released its nursing home ”5-star” ranking system. Take a look to see how the nursing home(s) you are interested in hold up.
Click Here for Medicare's Official Website.
Here is a recent informative article in USA Today. It rates nursing homes across the nation and offers some tips in how the select the right one for your loved one.
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Medicare recently announced an expansion of it's never events list. Importantly, pressure ulcers (bedsores) in the acute care setting are formally characterized as "reasonably preventable." To the extent that hospitals injure patients for events which never should occur, Medicare will not pay them. Beyond that - Medicare will no longer pay hospitals for the treatment needed for the fallout of never events.
Most observers believe that the never event policy will soon find it's way into long term care (ie. nursing homes). This would be consistent with the regulations already in existence regarding the mandate that avoidable pressure ulcers should never develop in nursing homes.
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