Reuters reported New York’s Attorney General Letitia James accused nursing home operator Centers Health Care and its owners of stealing $83 million in government funds while understaffing its facilities, resulting in widespread neglect, illness and death among residents. The lawsuit seeks to to block new admissions until the facilities provide safe staffing, and hire financial monitors to
Grandmother badly bruised at Houston nursing home.
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) are infection prevention and control practices that reduce the spread of Multidrug-resistant organisms or MDROs in nursing homes. Learn more about why EBP are important and how to use these practices to prevent infection.
WECT reported the problems in North Carolina nursing homes. Complaints are not investigated. Neglect is tolerated. North Carolina nursing homes are short-staffed but so are state inspectors for nursing homes. North Carolina has 420 nursing homes but only 97 inspectors to investigate abuse and neglect or respond to complaints. Of the 97 inspectors, 15% go
Most nursing homes are understaffed to the point of endangering patient care. More than a million vulnerable people need quality long-term care. There are about 15,000 nursing facilities today, down from 19,000 in the 1980s. Kiplinger released an article with the 10 things consumers should know about nursing homes. Here is a summary. 1. Nursing homes
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