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Is It Time For Assisted Living?
Whether to move a loved one into an assisted living home or hire an in-home caregiver is a difficult decision. Families can feel pressure to continue providing care for an aging adult despite signs...
View Article16 State Attorneys General Opposing Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is part of a coalition of 16 State Attorneys General and the Attorney General from the District of Columbia who sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare...
View ArticlePennsylvania is Expanding Medicaid Coverage to Reduce Number of Nursing Home...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration is putting out a new Medicaid feature that’s aimed to decrease the number of enrollees in nursing homes in the future. It is also intended to lessen a...
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New Study Shows Nursing Homes May Be Inflating Their Rating
One of the most difficult decisions families have to face is deciding to put a loved one in a nursing home. They want to make sure they are placing their family member in a safe environment where they...
View ArticleStudy shows that Simplified Nursing Home Rating Systems are Informing...
Quality rating systems and report cards for healthcare facilities are intended to give consumers more information about choosing the best quality hospital or nursing home. A study performed by Marcelo...
View ArticleNursing Homes Overmedicating Dementia Patients
A new study released this week by the Human Rights Watch found that many nursing home residents are needlessly being given antipsychotic drugs. The 157 page report titled “They Want Docile’: How...
View ArticleThe 2nd Largest U.S. Nursing Home Operator Files for Bankruptcy
HCR ManorCare, the second largest nursing home operator in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 4 and will transfer ownership to its landlord, Quality Care Properties...
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