Number of nursing homes in Maryland: 230 Patients living in Maryland nursing homes: 24,951 Occupancy rates of Maryland nursing homes: 87.3% Average number of deficiencies at each Maryland nursing home: 15.8 Percent of Maryland nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 20.9% Most common deficiencies at Maryland nursing homes: Quality of Care,… Continue Reading
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As Budgets Get Slashed, Regulation Of Long Term Care Facilites Takes Back Seat
Posted in Economics, National Nursing Home IssuesA disturbing example of the the fall-out from state budget cuts, will be the escalation of unregulated skilled nursing and assisted living facilities caring for seniors and the disabled. Delayed inspections— or inspections of facilities that simply never occur— will become the new ‘norm’ in many states that simply do not have sufficient manpower to… Continue Reading
Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesRarely 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… Continue Reading