New Rating System for Nursing Homes Unveiled…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has just launched “Nursing Home Compare” which provides quality ratings for each of the nation’s 16,000 Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes. The rating system is a five-star system based on health inspection results, quality measures, and staffing levels and an overall rating is also provided. Visit the rating system here. CMS suggests using…

New Rating System for Nursing Homes Unveiled…

A former nursing home director was sentenced to 19 months in prison and 3 years of probation for neglecting a 60-year-old woman. For the full article, click here. According to the article, the resident was in agony for 5 days before staff called an ambulance. Apparently, aides had dropped the resident while moving her into…

CNA indicted for abuse of nursing home resident…

A certified nursing assistant has been indicted for felony abuse of a nursing home resident in Jackson, Mississippi and was arrested Monday, December 8, 2008. For the full article, click here. According to thearticle, the attorney general noted that: she struck the patient — an elderly woman — in the eye, causing pain and suffering… Residents…

Nurse Jailed in Neglect of Nursing Home Resident…

A former nursing home director was sentenced to 19 months in prison and 3 years of probation for neglecting a 60-year-old woman. For the full article, click here. According to the article, the resident was in agony for 5 days before staff called an ambulance. Apparently, aides had dropped the resident while moving her into her bed.…

New Illinois Law to Notify Coroners in a Nursing Home Death?

Some Illinois County coroners would like to see a new law requiring nursing homes to report every death for investigation into potential abuse or neglect. For the full article, click here. According to the article, the Illinois State Department of Public Health conducted a pilot project in 10 Illinois counties over the course of a…

Critical Shortage of Care Providers in Nursing Homes…

A recent article notes a critical shortage in nurses and nurse’s aides in nursing homes. For the full article click here. The article notes that at a time when the population is aging and more people are entering nursing homes, care is short. According to the article, an American Health Care Association survey released just…

Teens criminally charged with abusing nursing home residents…

Two teenagers working at a nursing home were recently charged with abusing residents in a Minnesota nursing home and four others for failing to report the incidents. They were charged with poking, taunting and groping vulnerable residents according to the article in the Grand Forks Herald. Sadly, it was noted: The Minnesota Department of Health released…