Patients and Families can make informed choices in selecting a nursing home thanks to a new level of transparency. Trump Admin Nursing Home Data Increases Transparency A consumer alert icon, shown above, will appear on the CMS Nursing Home Compare site, making it...
Lack of Regulation Puts Nursing Home Resident Safety at Stake HUD-backed Nursing Homes & Neglect – Do they promote it? According to a June report by The New York Times, several of this country’s most poorly-run nursing homes have mortgages insured against...
The Dangerous—and Sometimes Deadly— Practice of False Charting The Less Visible Side of Elder Abuse Medical charting—the regular logging of a patient’s condition and treatment—is a fundamental element of resident care in nursing homes. Accurate patient records not...
The Sad Reality: Retribution from Nursing Homes When your loved one is in a nursing home or assisted living facility, they are at the hands of the caretakers on duty. If the caretakers are understaffed, stressed, or having a bad day, your loved one might observe or...
