AARP published tips on preventing resident dumping. “Resident dumping” occurs when a nursing facility improperly discharges a resident. Vulnerable adults get “dumped” because of greed, making room for more lucrative private insurance patients. Resident dumping affects thousands of residents who are poor, have a mental health condition, or find they’re not allowed back into their
For-profit corporations own 70% of nursing homes. Most place profit over patients. Oversight of the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes is “in crisis,” with facilities long overdue for routine inspections despite increased complaints of abuse and neglect. Last month, the Attorneys General of 18 different states sent a letter in support of a proposed rule that would
Senator Bob Casey led the Senate Special Committee on Aging to issue a new report, “Uninspected and Neglected: Nursing Home Agencies are Severely Understaffed, Putting Residents at Risk.” The lack of oversight is terrible for vulnerable adults in nursing homes. The report details a staffing crisis at state survey agencies. This directly impacts the health,
The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR) Act would ban forced mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home cases. The bill would ensure that Americans can have their constitutionally guaranteed day in court. Increasingly, the nursing home industry uses these unfair clauses to shield themselves from accountability in the courts. The arbitration is often (but
Discretionary spending has fallen more than 40% in the past 50 years as a percentage of gross domestic product, from 11% to 6.3%. The rising deficits are the result of tax breaks for billionaires and corporate interests under George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Those tax cuts alone added $10 trillion to the debt by
The American Medical Association (AMA) published a study on medical marijuana. Cannabis provides “significant improvements” in the quality of life for people with cancer, chronic pain and insomnia. Cannabis appeared to increase wellbeing indicators. Additionally, the beneficial effects remain over time. The common conditions treated include are non-cancer chronic pain, cancer-related pain, insomnia and anxiety.