U.S. Nursing Home Rating System Broken, Misleading: New York Times Report
A new report warns that the five-star rating system used by federal regulators to rate nursing homes is broken and often misleading.…
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A new report warns that the five-star rating system used by federal regulators to rate nursing homes is broken and often misleading.…
The FTC is warning nursing homes not to attempt to claim residents’ stimulus checks, which could be considered financial abuse.…
An Illinois nursing home for veterans is under investigation due to a high number of COVID-19 deaths among its residents.…
A recently introduced senate bill seeks to put in place new nursing home reforms in light of the widespread failure of facilities nationwide to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their elderly residents.…
A lawsuit filed against a Florida assisted living facility indicates it gave an elderly resident multiple doses of the antipsychotic Invega, despite express warnings not to give the drug to dementia patients, resulting in numerous falls, injury and permanent loss of mobility.…
Federal inspectors have launched three investigations into potential nursing home neglect and abuse this month, with two focused on the response to COVID-19, and another into the use of psychotropic drugs as chemical restraints.…
A new study finds that FDA warnings reduced the use of antipsychotics as chemical restraints on elderly nursing home residents, but in many cases, the facilities may have switched to other drugs which caused different health problems.…
Federal regulators will begin adding special icons on the CMS Nursing Home Compare website to help families identify which facilities have been cited for incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect.…
New York has agreed to pay $6 million to the families of three women who say they suffered years of abuse and neglect, including physical assaults, at a state-run nursing home.…
A new study finds that dementia patients treated at home may be more prone to injury and to suffer from unmet medical needs.…