State and national organizations pushing for nursing home reform say life-threatening problems in facilities for the elderly usually are linked to inadequate staffing. Nursing home residents have their needs ignored because staffers are overworked, according to top officials with the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform in Washington, D.C., and Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform,
Investigators in Kenton County, Ohio are looking into a nursing home in Erlanger, where several complaints have been filed against Villa Springs Nursing Home. As many as five patients may have died as a result of abuse and neglect, authorities said. One former patient told News 5 he nearly died trying to get help from a
It is horrible how the U.S government treats war veterans. This article discuss how a Phoenix, Az nursing home for veterans was cited for negligence because of mismanagement and understaffing. State review blames staffing shortage for nursing home troubles. A state government-run nursing home for veterans suffered from staffing shortages, poor morale and mismanagement. The
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has finally concluded what we all knew to be true: Nursing homes go unpunished for the abuse and neglect suffered by residents. Federal health officials impose only minimal penalties on nursing homes repeatedly cited for mistreatment of patients. As a result, nursing homes cycle in and out of compliance with
In past years, the bill came close to passing but failed because of lack of support in the House of Representatives. Therefore, it is extremely important to get members of the House to co-sponsor and support the bill this year. Please contact your U.S. Representative’s office and ask for him or her to co-sponsor the
Woman fell nine times in 7 months, and didn’t get 22 doses of necessary medications but the State only fined the home $1500. A resident fell nine times in seven months before anyone at her nursing home acted to prevent further falls. Her chart also describes six weeks last fall when she was behaving wildly — yelling,