Nursing homes are extensively regulated to ensure resident safety, and those regulations are enforced in the nursing home survey process. The surveyors are employed by the Washington State Department of…
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Public records regarding state investigations of abuse and neglect allegations against nursing homes must be requested from the federal government through the Federal Freedom of Information Act, and such…
Nursing home abuse is a serious issue in the United States. According to statistics published by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), more than half of nursing home staff…
As your parent or loved one ages, it is vital to ensure they are receiving adequate care if they are in a nursing home. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse affects an…
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, it is nearly impossible to know how many residents of nursing homes are being mistreated. Many instances of nursing home abuse and…
Arbitration clauses are boilerplate in the contracts required by many nursing homes prior to accepting a new resident. On the surface, these may seem reasonable – even preferable to legal…
When you make the emotional decision to entrust a nursing home with the care of your loved one, you naturally expect that he or she will be treated humanely and…
A recent investigation conducted by the Center for Public Integrity has found that most nursing homes inflate their number of skilled nursing staff when reporting to public and government nursing…
According to a report in the August 2014 AARP Bulletin, one in five nursing home patients are given antipsychotic drugs that are not only unnecessary, but potentially deadly. These medications,…
Many people rely on the Medicare website to find a good nursing home in their area. Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” search function allows users to see side-by-side comparisons of homes…
