For families seeking information on a particular nursing home or additional information about a specific event, the need for such information usually comes at a time when external pressures abound. In order to fully appreciate such information, it is important to have a complete grasp of the terms involved. I was happy to find concise… Continue Reading
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Lockdown: New Admissions Suspended At Tennessee Nursing Home
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesTennessee Department of Heath officials have suspended new resident admissions at the Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center. The suspension of new admissions follows the identification of problems related to the facilities administration, performance and resident rights observed during an inspection of the nursing home between April 20 and May 11. In addition to the… Continue Reading
Improper Record Keeping Leads To Suspension Of New Admissions In Nursing Home
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesTennessee officials have suspended new the admission of new residents at the Quality Care Health Center in Lebanon, TN. The suspension comes after state and federal investigators found multiple safety violations during an investigation related to a complaint filed against the nursing home. Investigators from the Federal Center for Medicare-Medicaid Services found violations in physician… Continue Reading
Checking On Your Nursing Home: Step By Step How To
Posted in Help For Residents & Families<img src="http://www.blawg.com/claimscript.aspx?userid=goose575&LinksID=8012"> Why reinvent the wheel? Trying to find more information about your nursing home? This is an excellent ‘how to’ by Professor Hanns Peiper from the University of Evansville. Below is an except from Professor Peiper’s article in the Evansville Courrier & Press. Following is a set of steps that will get you helpful… Continue Reading
Spotlight On Medicare Funding For Nursing Homes
Posted in MedicareFact is most nursing homes and other long-term care facilities rely in small or large part on funding from Medicare. Most elderly do not have the assets to live in swank nursing homes that have maid service and four star chefs. Part of the nursing homes responsibility in accepting Medicare and Medicaid funding is that… Continue Reading