CMS issued new rules establishing minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. The rules require that all facilities receiving funding through Medicare and Medicaid have staffing equivalent of at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident, per day. These facilities must also have a registered nurse on site at all times. The new rules are the most substantial changes
The Cornell Chronicle reported an analysis of resident to resident aggression in assisted living facilities. The numbers are frightening. One in six residents of assisted living facilities is subject to verbal, physical or other aggression by fellow residents in a typical month, and those suffering from dementia are most at risk, new research finds in
A recent study titled “Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care” proves the lack of transparency in the nursing home industry where hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are siphoned to real estate investors, private equity, and greedy owners. The industry complains that they are too poor to pay workers a fair wage. Where does all
Caregivers are widely underpaid, earning a median wage of $15.43 an hour and often living in poverty. The result is caregivers are in short supply—a recent survey revealed 92% of nursing home respondents and nearly 70% of assisted living facilities reported significant or severe workforce shortages. The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act aims to increase the number of
Health Services Research reported that facilities with high numbers of dementia residents need better trained and more staff for the health, safety, and well-being of the vulnerable adults under their care and supervision according to a study out of University of California, Irvine. More than 40% of people in nursing homes have Alzheimer’s disease, related
The Conversation published a recent article from Charlene Harrington and Sean Campbell. It is an INCREDIBLE article that explains the problems with the financial shenanigans of the industry. See article below but please visit The Conversation. The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of
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