Data Indicates Nursing Home Abuse Likely to Continue

Nursing home abuse and neglect are not problems in every facility, but it is something that many residents experience. Hive Health Media (HHM) recently took existing data on nursing home...
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Medicare Cuts Have Resulted In Nursing Home Layoffs

In October, an 11.1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for nursing homes went into effect. Over the next ten years, nursing homes across the country will lose a total of...
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Florida Supreme Court Limits Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Abuses

It is a fairly common practice for nursing homes to require potential new patients and their families to sign agreements saying they will go into arbitration for legal disputes rather...
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Federal Report Questions Florida’s Oversight of Department of Elder Affairs and Sparks Investigation of Ombudsman Program

Last month the federal government issued criticism of Florida's Department of Elder Affairs and its oversight of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Long Term Care Ombudsman is essentially...
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Nursing Homes Claim Poverty While Increasing Profits To Protect Industry From Lawsuits and Citations

Over the summer, nursing homes across the US lost a battle with Medicare that will cost the industry $3.87 billion. Medicare is attempting to recover overpayments and stop overpaying facilities....
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World Alzheimer’s Month

September is World Alzheimer's Month. Advocates and volunteers are working across the country to raise both awareness and funds for research to battle this debilitating disease. According to the Alzheimer's...
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Is Florida Finally Starting to Address Assisted Living Facility Abuse and Neglect?

An Assisted Living Facility, also known as an ALF, is a place seniors can live that need some assistance with their activities of daily living but do not need enough...
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Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Indicted For Neglect After Patient’s Suicide

Nursing home abuse is not the only cause of patient deaths in care facilities. Sometimes staff ignore or overlook residents' needs or cries for help. This kind of nursing home...
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Will Nursing Home Budget Cuts Lead to Nursing Home Neglect?

[fvplayer id="16"] The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult one for many people. Concerns about everything from whether or not the staff is...
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Are Bed Handles Dangerous For Elderly Nursing Home Residents?

Bed handles or rails often seen on hospital and nursing home beds, may be deadly. Some of the bed rails can become separated from the mattress creating a gap that...
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Attorney General is Cracking Down on Nursing Home Neglect

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is responsible for the arrests of several CNAs and LPNs accused of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect. In a Press...
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Auburndale Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit & Citations: Bartow Jury Awards $114 Million

According to the Ledger.com, on July 20, 2010 a Polk County, Florida jury at the court house in Bartow rendered a verdict of $114 Million dollars in a nursing home...
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