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News Investigation Finds Unsanitary Nursing Home Kitchens are Making Residents Sick
Residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities across the nation have suffered foodborne illnesses caused by serious food safety violations. Thousands of citations have been issued for violations that included undercooked food, moldy kitchen devices, cockroaches, mouse droppings and more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Read MoreIs Your Loved One Being Overmedicated in a Wisconsin Nursing Home?
In many nursing homes, there are not enough employees to provide the proper level of care and attention that many of the elderly need. This has resulted in caregivers overmedicating patients, which puts residents at risk for other serious complications, injuries and even death. If you suspect that your loved…
Read MoreDeadly, Drug-resistant Germs Spreading in Nursing Homes
Candida auris, a deadly fungus, is one of many drug-resistant germs spreading in nursing homes around the country. Since this highly contagious germ first arrived in the United States four years ago, it has infected as many as 796 patients, with approximately 1,540 more being carriers. About half of those…
Read MoreUnderstanding Duty of Care in a Nursing Home Abuse Case
Every person has a responsibility to act reasonably in order to avoid harm to others. This is especially true when we trust nursing home facilities to care for our elderly loved ones. The duty of care in nursing homes dictates the way nursing home staff must treat residents. If this…
Read MoreMassive Budget Cuts Prevent Iowa Ombudsmen from Visiting Nursing Homes
In response to massive budget cuts to Iowa’s Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the state agency has eliminated nearly all staff visits to nursing homes and assisted care facilities. The most recent session of the Iowa Legislature resulted in lawmakers cutting $500,000 from the Office of the State…
Read MoreReversing Forced Arbitration Ban Will Continue Nursing Homes’ Lack of Legal Accountability
In June 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) declared its intention to reverse its previous ruling banning the use of forced arbitration in nursing homes. The ban was announced in September 2016 and originally set to go into effect on Nov. 28, 2016. However, the effective date…
Read MoreNew Proposal Lifts Ban on Forced Arbitration in Nursing Homes
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed reversing a controversial ruling that prohibited the use of forced arbitration in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The ruling, set to go into effect in November 2016, banned facilities from entering into pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents…
Read MoreNew Nursing Home Regulations Aim to Reduce Elder Abuse
New federal regulations of nursing homes will provide residents and their families more involvement in deciding a resident’s care and granting them stronger rights when filing a complaint against a facility. The regulations, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), went into effect on Nov. 28, 2016 and…
Read MoreNursing Home Arbitration Ban Hits Temporary Roadblock
A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Mississippi has temporarily blocked a federal ruling that ends the use of forced arbitration agreements in most nursing homes and long term care facilities. The judge has blocked the Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ruling from going into effect on…
Read MoreKindred Pays Largest Corporate Integrity Fine in History
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has been ordered to pay a $3.07 million fine after it was found that the company violated a corporate integrity agreement with the federal government. The fine is the largest of its kind in history. Kindred, the largest provider of post-acute care in the country, agreed to…
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