Ultimately, nursing homes are businesses. This means that they need to be profitable for shareholders. Nonetheless, nursing homes are businesses that owe a legal duty of care to residents. Therefore, a balance always needs to be struck between being profitable and...
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has very strict regulations regarding the reporting of resident abuse. If there is serious bodily harm, it must be reported within two hours; without serious harm, the deadline is twenty-four hours. However, some...
Personality changes and aggressive behavior in what had once been kind and convivial individuals is one hallmark of dementia from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other degenerative, neurological disorders. When these behaviors are unleashed toward their fellow patients,...
Older adults who move into nursing homes usually require significant personal support. They can no longer live independently, and their support needs may exceed what their family members can provide. Nursing home residents rely on workers for daily care needs like...
When an elderly loved one is in a nursing home and they suffer from dementia or any other condition that makes it hard for them to reliably report any neglect or abuse they may experience, what’s to be done? One Florida woman thinks she has the answer: cameras in the...
With record-breaking temperatures throughout the country this summer, people are wise to be concerned about the seniors in their lives. Many live in older homes without air conditioning. With generally frailer bodies than younger people have and often a host of...
It’s no secret that many nursing homes are understaffed – despite the efforts of patient advocates to force positive changes. In April 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), finally updatedx the staffing rules in a way that will cause four out...
Nursing homes seem to be chronically understaffed and reports of patient neglect and abuse are frighteningly common – but most don’t make the news until something shocking and outrageous happens that can’t be hidden. Why isn’t neglect and abuse reported more often?...
Older adults generally move into nursing homes and other assisted living facilities because they can no longer safely manage all the requirements of daily life without support. They need someone else to make sure they take their medication on time. They may need...
Nursing home residents have unique care needs that must be taken care of by staff members. It’s up to nursing home administrators to ensure they have the people there to care for all residents. Recently, the Biden administration issued new regulations regarding to...
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