Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 17, 2012 By Scott Distasio
When Florida's legislative session closed earlier this year, legislators had not passed any laws designed to address the problems of assisted living facility neglect . Despite the efforts of the ...
Continue reading "Florida's ALF Task Force to Reconvene in June" »
Posted on May 11, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home abuse is a serious problem in the United States. While it is not the norm, it does happen, which is concerning. Nursing home abuse is a broad term used to describe many different ...
Continue reading "Three Georgia Nursing Homes Shut Down Due to Abuse and Fraud" »
Posted on May 7, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Many of Florida's care facility residents live in fear. Not only do they have to fear assisted living facility neglect or potential ALF abuse , they have legitimate concerns over whether or not ...
Continue reading "ALF Eviction Regulations Leave Residents Fearing Retaliation" »
Posted on May 3, 2012 By Scott Distasio
When a person remains in the same position for too long he can develop a pressure ulcer . Wounds can develop when blood flow to an area is reduced or obstructed by unrelieved pressure on flesh that ...
Continue reading "New Fabric Designed to Help Reduce the Risk of Pressure Sores" »
Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
On March 29, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications on nursing home residents. In a previous entry, I ...
Continue reading "CMS Initiative Seeks to Reduce Misuse of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes" »
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In response to a growing number reports of assisted living facility abuse and the Miami Herald's series on ALF neglect , Florida governor Rick Scott charged a task force with finding solutions to ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Fails to Address Assisted Living Facility Neglect Despite Recommendations from the Governor's ALF Task Force" »
Posted on Mar 24, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A troubled Ohio nursing home suffered a fatal fire earlier this month. Shaun Warrens, who was neither an employee nor a resident of the facility, experienced burns over 90 percent of his body. He was ...
Continue reading "Nursing Home Fire Caused By Mobile Methamphetamine Lab" »
Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home resident advocates have long questioned the use of anti-psychotic drugs on residents who do not need them. Those at the Alzheimers Reading Room have speculated that the practice is a kind ...
Continue reading "Anti-psychotic Drugs Unnecessarily Prescribed to Nursing Home Residents" »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In June 2010, Elizabeth Elaine Royse was indicted on one count of knowingly abusing or neglecting an adult for her supposed actions in a Kentucky nursing home. At the time, Royse was a licensed ...
Continue reading "Abuse Case Dismissed Against Nursing Home Nurse" »
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Scott Distasio
North Carolina residents of Atria Merrywood Senior Living are under quarantine due to an intestinal illness. According to WBTV , at least two employees and six residents have symptoms of a highly ...
Continue reading "Residents of Assisted Living Facility Under Quarantine" »
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa that catered to veterans recently ended a program in which residents who were capable were paid to move other wheelchair bound patients around. After a resident ...
Continue reading "Nursing Home Ends Working Resident Program" »
Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home abuse and neglect are not problems in every facility, but it is something that many residents experience. Hive Health Media (HHM) recently took existing data on nursing home abuse in an ...
Continue reading "Data Indicates Nursing Home Abuse Likely to Continue" »
Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In October, an 11.1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for nursing homes went into effect. Over the next ten years, nursing homes across the country will lose a total of $79 billion in ...
Continue reading "Medicare Cuts Have Resulted In Nursing Home Layoffs" »
Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is a fairly common practice for nursing homes to require potential new patients and their families to sign agreements saying they will go into arbitration for legal disputes rather than bringing a ...
Continue reading "Florida Supreme Court Limits Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Abuses" »