Gimmie All Your Money. Now Get Out.
Mark this post. Look at this news story from New Jersey. A year from now this will be a common theme amongst nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout the country... we are seeing just the beginning of this trend to make nursing homes and long-term care facilities as profitable as possible in the face of slimming budgets and corporate ownership. Its no secret that Medicare and private-pay residents are far more lucrative for facilities that Medicaid recipients. As budgets for nursing homes and long-term care facilities begin to tighten and people live longer than ever, it only a matter...
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Get Out Of Here!
Evictions of nursing home residents are on the rise according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. As many nursing homes face budget cuts, they are seeking to reduce the number of Medicaid residents in favor of higher paying Medicare or self-pay residents that pay the facility a substantially higher daily rate. Under federal law, nursing homes can only involuntarily discharge patients for the following reasons: If the resident is well enough to go home. Discharge the resident for care only available elsewhere. Danger to the safety of other residents. Danger to the health of other residents. Failing...
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