Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) went into effect Oct. 1, 2019, and was the biggest change to the nursing home reimbursement system in at least a generation — replacing the previous case-mix classification system, Resource Utilization Group – IV. Under RUG-IV, patients were classified into a therapy payment group. The volume of therapy services provided
KAIT8 reported that Dunklin County Prosecutors Office charged a nursing home resident with the murder of another resident. According to a press release from the prosecutor, Shedrick White, 57, strangled Marvin Hale at the Senath South Health Care Center nursing home. Where were the staff members? How could they allow this to happen? Police discovered
Florida Corruption DeSantis removed safety rules that protected vulnerable adults in Florida’s nursing homes. The legislative handouts to the powerful industry includes: more liability protections; reducing staffing levels; and reducing penalties for neglect and abuse. Nina Kohn is a law professor at Syracuse University and an expert in elder law. She said: “Research shows that
Media reported another elder abuse case. Police arrested Dr. Bari Sklar, a “Family Medicine Specialist” on charges of elder abuse and animal cruelty. An officer responded to a call on May 27 over concerns of dead animals and a neglected elderly woman inside the home. Outside the property, the officer noted the smell of urine
NC Health News article explains the typical problems wth nursing homes. Writer Thomas Goldsmith does a good job dissecting the complex organizational structures of the owner and operator corporations and management companies that control and mismanage nursing home facilities. Goldsmith describes this business structure as “byzantine” and wasteful. The owner/operators siphon taxpayer funds to related
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