Nursing home abuse is an epidemic and our blog is designed to inform on nursing home abuse cases, nursing home abuse resources, and legal options for families of loved ones who have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
Medicare’s hotel-style rating system for nursing homes is based on a “incomplete information that can seriously mislead consumers, investors and others about conditions at the homes,” according a New York Times investigation. The government does not verify self-reported data that…
The U.S. Government provides quality of care information on every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including over 15,000 nationwide. Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” data base has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Medicare…
According to a “Report Card” sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Human Services, here are some details about the state of nursing homes in Minnesota: There are 371 nursing homes in the state that are…
A recent survey administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that nursing home services ranks as the worst end-of-life care alternative in terms of care experience, behind home care and inpatient care. The survey collected data from…
On December 21st, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that “starting in January, thousands of low-income elderly Minnesotans could lose government benefits intended to help them stay in their homes and out of nursing care.” Minnesota was preparing to implement stricter…
A group of Minnesota legislators had a meeting last month to determine if there a problem in the background checking system for state nurses. The investigation began after a series of reports criticized the Minnesota Nursing Board for how it handled…
A woman who worked as a nursing home’s office manager for 13 years has been arrested. She is accused of accused of stealing $115,000 from nursing home patients and the owner. The former office manager is Cassandra Bailey, 39, of…
HealthInvestor reports that the average occupancy rate of nursing homes has dropped to 89.9%, citing a review by Colliers International. This is the first time the rate has fallen below 90% since Colliers started its review of in 2002. Colliers…
If you are planning on placing a loved one in a nursing home, one Nevada caregiver has a bit of advice: “Keep them at home.” The worker — who went by the pseudonym “Rachel” in a recent report by Las…
