According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1,800 nursing home residents die as a result of falls each year. The rate of falls in nursing home residents is about twice that of older adult who live in the community. About 35% of fall injuries occur in nursing home residents who cannot walk. Nursing home residents are often at a higher risk of falling for some of the same reasons that they need nursing home care, … [Read more...]
Nursing Homes Underpay Staff, Putting Residents at Risk
Nursing home neglect and abuse are all too common. Nursing homes are notorious for understaffing and underpaying their workers. The majority of nursing assistants are compassionate people who care about the residents they take care of. The work is physically and emotionally demanding. The pay is ridiculously low, supervision minimal and training is limited. Understaffing compounds the problem forcing nursing assistants to do as much as they … [Read more...]
Nursing Homes Fight to Force Arbitration
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that works with states to provide Medicaid and is in charge of the Medicare program, announced a rule earlier this year that is scheduled to take effect on September 16. The rule would bar nursing homes from forcing residents to sign arbitration agreements. Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center and The Maples at Har-Ber Meadows, two nursing home facilities in Arkansas, … [Read more...]
What Steps Can be Taken to Defend Seniors Against Elder Abuse
If you’re facing the difficult decision of whether or not to place your elderly loved one in a nursing home or similar facility, you have a difficult road ahead. Realizing your aged loved one needs help you cannot provide is difficult, and beginning the search for a new home for your loved one may be daunting. There are so many factors to take into consideration when looking for a new home, and this is a decision that can’t be taken lightly. … [Read more...]
Do Lower Fines for Nursing Homes Really Mean Fewer Violations?
The Trump Administration reports that nursing homes are paying less in fines than during the Obama Administration, but is that due to fewer violations or changes Donald Trump made in the amounts that nursing homes must pay for serious violations? Since he took office, Donald Trump has heeded multiple nursing home complaints about zealous oversight, and his administration granted an 18-month moratorium from being penalized for violating eight … [Read more...]