Answer to MSH’s questions about her situation at a nursing home
Admin Note: This is in response to MSH’s question to me about a situation occuring with her loved one in a nursing home.
I so understand your frustration. As many good hearted staff as there are in nursing homes, there are still those who think they know it all in their approach to issues. You know first hand how you [...]
Nursing Home and Hospital Surveyors no Longer Allowed to Provide Information Without the Permission of the Head of CMS!
A patient in a North Carolina nursing home was allowed to fall by a nurse aide. The aide and her friends/coworkers covered it up and for two weeks the patient was untreated for a hip fracture. She was eventually taken to a hospital and there it was found she had a broken hip. Shocked by [...]
A Star Rating System for Nursing Homes
Last week Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website (www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/) launched a five-star rating system for all nursing homes nationwide. Accordig to CMS, individual nursing homes will receive one to five stars in three categories — quality measures, nurse staffing and health inspections — as well as an overall rating. It will be the first time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]