The Des Moines Register reported on a new bill proposed by Senator Tom Coburn (R- Oklahoma) that would end the practice of paying poorly performing nursing homes a bonus. Under the current system, nursing homes across the country are paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses by taxpayers regardless of their record of health… Continue Reading
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Does Pulling Medicare Funding From Underperforming Nursing Homes Help Residents?
Posted in MedicareIts a fine line between ordering an under performing nursing home to close its doors versus giving the facility an opportunity to improve. Many of the ‘under-performing’ facilities are responsible for caring for some of the most challenging residents–those that other facilities are incapable or simply refuse to care for. In the end, resident safety… Continue Reading
Four Central Illinois Nursing Homes Cited For Negligent Care
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesOn the heels of the recent Department of Health and Human Services report which demonstrated safety problems at virtually every nursing every nursing home across the country, recent article reports that Central Illinois is no different. In 2008, four nursing homes in Peoria County, Illinois, were cited for negligent treatment of their residents. The Illinois Department of… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Workers Protest Over Safety Concerns
Posted in Nursing Home StaffNursing home workers at Windsor Healthcare nursing homes are holding a demonstration today to protest resident safety. The nursing home employees hope current resident safety issues will be corrected. Federal surveys document over 360 health and safety violations at the Windsor Healthcare nursing homes. Many of the violations stem from high staff turn-over and poor… Continue Reading
Lets Award The Under-Acheiving
Posted in Nursing Home StaffThree out of seven nursing home featured in the 2008 Iowa Governor’s Quality Care In Heath Care Industry have numerous violations from federal and state authorities. The three facilities have been cited for problems in meeting minimum health and safety requirements and have been cited by state inspectors for medication errors, failure to follow physicians’… Continue Reading