CMS List of Current Problematic Facilities Indispensable in Choosing a Nursing Home: By referencing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services webpage for Special Focus Facilities (SFF) and candidates, prospective nursing home residents and their loved ones can...
Deficiencies in Care Spark a Package of Bills to Improve Conditions at State-run veterans Homes An assembly panel on June 14 approved a package of bills meant to address ongoing problems within New Jersey’s three veterans nursing homes, says a NJ.com article. Issues...
Wolf Administration Proposes Changes to PA Nursing Home Care: Gov. Wolf’s proposed regulation looks to improve the quality of care for residents and workers in Pennsylvania nursing homes. The current regulations have not been updated since 1999. The Wolf...
Investigation on Unvaccinated Workers and Increasing Nursing Home Cases Correspondence: Low vaccination rates among American nursing home workers are being linked to a recent rise in nursing home COVID cases and deaths, says an Associated Press article. The Centers...
Former Manager of PA Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Endangering Residents: The understaffing ordered by Chaim “Charlie” Steg, regional operations director for the St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Darby, PA, led to the serious health complications...