Entries tagged with “actual-harm-deficiencies”

Is There A Double Standard For Nursing Home Safety?

Posted by Jonathan Rosenfeld on October 17, 2008
Does the government turn a blind eye to the large elderly and disabled population living in nursing homes?  Why does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) specifically not reimburse hospitals for 10 'reasonably preventable' conditions related to improper care when nursing homes continue to provide the same inadequate care without reprocussion? Steve Gold, at the JF Activist blog raises these issues in his recent post, 'Stop Paying Nursing Homes That Injure Elderly and Disabled People.'  Steve points out that as (CMS) has begun the crackdown on hospital safety, nursing homes continue to receive poor marks in national surveys. ... More
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.   Jonathan has represented...

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