Kenny Malone at NPR had a great article on the suspicious deaths at care homes in Florida. “In Florida, state regulators are failing to protect residents of assisted living facilities, according to an investigation by The Miami Herald and NPR member station WLRN.” Their analysis of records discovered dozens of questionable deaths in assisted living facilities.
The AP had an article about the federal program that identifies problem nursing homes. The program brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes but leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services identifies up to 136 nursing homes as “special focus facilities” subject to more frequent inspections because of
Arizona Daily Star reported an investigation into the lack of investigation of neglect and abuse in Arizona nursing homes. The investigation was bold and tragic and led to the reopeing of several complaints, and the conclusion that Arizona fails to protect elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents. Below are excerpts from the story and investigation.
Des Moines Register has a great article on Senator Grassley’s comments and complaints about how states investigate nursing home abuse and neglect. He is calling for a federal investigation into the way states respond to complaints of poor nursing home care. “I have an obligation to protect Iowans, and all Americans, from substandard nursing care,” the Republican
Here is an article about a nursing home in Arizona losing its Medicare and Medicaid funding because of patient neglect. This action is the only one the multi-chain corporation understand. Government oversight must be increased and serious consequences of neglect must be felt by the corporations. Some Evergreen Foothills Health and Rehabilitation Center residents would have to be
Clark Kauffman, staff writer for DesMoines Register wrote the following review of recent nursing home fines in Iowa. Clearview Home, Mount Ayr: A nurse aide was improperly transferring a resident who had a long-standing, serious head injury when the two lost their balance and the resident fell face-first to the floor. The resident was treated at a