Investigation Concludes: Most Nursing Home Administrators Are Never Disciplined For Poor Care
Information compiled by the Illinois Nursing Home Task Force revealed that out of 407 complaints directed to administrators from 2005 through 2009, only three of the complaints resulted in discliplinary action. Obviously, the overwhelming majority of complaints directed towards nursing home adminsitrators-- the effective heads of the operation--- went without any action. In Illinois and other states, nursing home administrators may be disciplined by state and federal authorities for a variety of legal infractions such as professional incompetence and violating Illinois' Nursing Home Care Act, which protect patients from emotional and physical harm. According to Toby Edelman, an attorney with...
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