Who Regulates Nursing Homes?
"Who regulates nursing homes?"-- Amy, Little Rock, Arkansas In most states, nursing homes are regulated by a combination of state (Department of Health) and federal authorities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS]). Each agency has its own regulations that control all aspects of the nursing home including: resident care, staffing, policies and procedures and medical equipment. Because nursing homes are responsible for complying with state and federal regulations, agents from either agency conduct inspections of the facility to assure compliance with the regulations. These inspections...
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Spotlight On Palos Hills Extended Care Nursing Home
If you suspect poor care in a nursing home, one of the most important things to do is to document the mistreatment. Obviously, this can be a difficult—if not impossible-- for an individual who may not be familiar with the system. Perhaps the easiest way to document poor care is to file a complaint with the state health department. The complaint will trigger an investigation (or survey as they are commonly known) by the state’s department of public health into the alleged poor care. These investigations tend to be thorough and usually entail chart reviews, employee interviews, resident interviews and...
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Just Take It. The Nursing Home Abuse Blog's 1st Survey.
I am overwhelmed by the generosity of blog readers who contribute their time to offer advice, criticism and comments on many issues we routinely discuss relating to nursing homes around the country. Thank you! I have put together a survey to try to quantify some of these topics. Please take a few minutes to answer this survey. The survey will be available for the next week. Be sure to check back as we review the results. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228SRLR3GSB...
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Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Rarely do nursing homes have isolated problems. Rather, problems with patient care usually stem from a culture of poor staff training and under-staffing. Case in point-- The Summerville at Potomac nursing facility in Maryland. Following a routine inspection, state and county nursing home surveyors discovered numerous violations governing patient care in nursing homes. Among the violations, the surveyors discovered: improperly care for pressure ulcers, mismanaged patients' medication, lack of fall precautions for patients prone to falling and patients with excessive weight gain and loss. According to Wendy Kronmiller, director of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office...
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